The 0+2 state in 12C (7.654MeV, the Hoyle state) is important for the understanding of clustering phenomena in nuclei. The pronounced cluster nature of this state allows the triple-α process in stars with a reaction rate regulated by its structure properties. To precisely estimate the direct component in the 3α decay mechanism of the Hoyle state, we developed a new experiment using the 14N(d,α)12C reaction at 10.5MeV. An anti-coincidence telescope was used to identify the α ejectiles leading the residual 12C in the Hoyle state, while its decays in 3αwere studied by means of a new hodoscope of silicon detectors, superOSCAR, placed in kinematical coincidence to fully reconstruct the events. Details of the experiment and preliminary results are discussed in the text.

Investigation of the Hoyle state in12C with a new hodoscope detector / Dell'Aquila, D.; Lombardo, I.; Vigilante, M.; De Luca, M.; Acosta, L.; Agodi, C.; Cappuzzello, F.; Carbone, D.; Cavallaro, M.; Cherubini, S.; Cvetinovic, A.; D'Agata, G.; Francalanza, L.; Guardo, G. L.; Gulino, M.; Indelicato, I.; La Cognata, M.; Lamia, L.; Ordine, A.; Pizzone, Rosario; Puglia, S.; Rapisarda, G.; Romano, S.; Santagati, G.; Sparta', Roberta; Spitaleri, C.; Tumino, A.; Verde, G.. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES. - ISSN 1742-6588. - 876:1(2017), pp. 1-7. [10.1088/1742-6596/876/1/012006]

Investigation of the Hoyle state in12C with a new hodoscope detector

Dell'Aquila, D.
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2017-01-01

Abstract

The 0+2 state in 12C (7.654MeV, the Hoyle state) is important for the understanding of clustering phenomena in nuclei. The pronounced cluster nature of this state allows the triple-α process in stars with a reaction rate regulated by its structure properties. To precisely estimate the direct component in the 3α decay mechanism of the Hoyle state, we developed a new experiment using the 14N(d,α)12C reaction at 10.5MeV. An anti-coincidence telescope was used to identify the α ejectiles leading the residual 12C in the Hoyle state, while its decays in 3αwere studied by means of a new hodoscope of silicon detectors, superOSCAR, placed in kinematical coincidence to fully reconstruct the events. Details of the experiment and preliminary results are discussed in the text.
2017
Investigation of the Hoyle state in12C with a new hodoscope detector / Dell'Aquila, D.; Lombardo, I.; Vigilante, M.; De Luca, M.; Acosta, L.; Agodi, C.; Cappuzzello, F.; Carbone, D.; Cavallaro, M.; Cherubini, S.; Cvetinovic, A.; D'Agata, G.; Francalanza, L.; Guardo, G. L.; Gulino, M.; Indelicato, I.; La Cognata, M.; Lamia, L.; Ordine, A.; Pizzone, Rosario; Puglia, S.; Rapisarda, G.; Romano, S.; Santagati, G.; Sparta', Roberta; Spitaleri, C.; Tumino, A.; Verde, G.. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES. - ISSN 1742-6588. - 876:1(2017), pp. 1-7. [10.1088/1742-6596/876/1/012006]
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