Classical novae are thermonuclear explosions in stellar binary systems, and important sources of 26Al and 22Na. While γ rays from the decay of the former radioisotope have been observed throughout the Galaxy, 22Na remains untraceable. Its half-life (2.6 yr) would allow the observation of its 1.275 MeV γray line from a cosmic source. However, the prediction of such an observation requires good knowledge of its nucleosynthesis. The 22Na(p, γ) 23Mg reaction remains the only source of large uncertainty about the amount of 22Na ejected. Its rate is dominated by a single resonance on the short-lived state at 7785.0(7) keV in 23Mg. Here, we propose a combined analysis of particle-particle correlations and velocity-difference profiles to measure femtosecond nuclear lifetimes. The application of this method to the study of the 23Mg states, places strong limits on the amount of 22Na produced in novae and constrains its detectability with future space-borne observatories.
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Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 1, 4536-
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Normandie Region, the European project ChETECINFRA (101008324), ASTRANUCAP IRN, NuAG IRP, SPIRAL2-CZ, and the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, under contract number DE-AC02-06CH11357
e MINECO grants PID2020- 117252GB-I00, PID2020-118265GB-C41 and PID2020-118265GB-C44
AGAUR/Generalitat de Catalunya grant SGR-386/2021
Sao~ Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (grant 2016/02863-4)
TY - JOUR
AU - Fougères, Chloé
AU - de Oliveira Santos, Francois
AU - Jose, Jordi
AU - Michelagnoli, Caterina
AU - Clement, Emmanuel
AU - Kim, Yung Hee
AU - Lemasson, Antoine
AU - Guimaraes, Valdir
AU - Barrientos, Diego
AU - Bemmerer, Daniel
AU - Benzoni, Giovanna
AU - Boston, Andrew J.
AU - Böttger, Roman
AU - Boulay, Florent
AU - Bracco, Angela
AU - Čeliković, Igor T.
AU - Cederwall, Bo
AU - Ciemala, Michał
AU - Delafosse, Clément
AU - Domingo-Pardo, César
AU - Dudouet, Jérémie
AU - Eberth, Jürgen
AU - Fülöp, Zsolt
AU - González, Vicente
AU - Gottardo, Andrea
AU - Goupil, Johan
AU - Hess, Herbert
AU - Jungclaus, Andrea
AU - Kaşkaş, Ayşe
AU - Korichi, Amel
AU - Lenzi, Silvia M.
AU - Leoni, Silvia
AU - Li, Hongjie
AU - Ljungvall, Joa
AU - Lopez-Martens, Araceli
AU - Menegazzo, Roberto
AU - Mengoni, Daniele
AU - Million, Benedicte
AU - Mrázek, Jaromír
AU - Napoli, Daniel R.
AU - Navin, Alahari
AU - Nyberg, Johan
AU - Podolyák, Zsolt
AU - Pullia, Alberto
AU - Quintana, Begoña
AU - Ralet, Damien
AU - Redon, Nadine
AU - Reiter, Peter
AU - Rezynkina, Kseniia
AU - Saillant, Frédéric
AU - Salsac, Marie-Delphine
AU - Sánchez-Benítez, Angel M.
AU - Sanchis, Enrique
AU - Şenyiğit, Menekşe
AU - Siciliano, Marco
AU - Smirnova, Nadezda A.
AU - Sohler, Dorottya
AU - Stanoiu, Mihai
AU - Theisen, Christophe
AU - Valiente-Dobón, Jose J.
AU - Ujić, Predrag
AU - Zielińska, Magdalena
PY - 2023
UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/11543
AB - Classical novae are thermonuclear explosions in stellar binary systems, and important sources of 26Al and 22Na. While γ rays from the decay of the former radioisotope have been observed throughout the Galaxy, 22Na remains untraceable. Its half-life (2.6 yr) would allow the observation of its 1.275 MeV γray line from a cosmic source. However, the prediction of such an observation requires good knowledge of its nucleosynthesis. The 22Na(p, γ) 23Mg reaction remains the only source of large uncertainty about the amount of 22Na ejected. Its rate is dominated by a single resonance on the short-lived state at 7785.0(7) keV in 23Mg. Here, we propose a combined analysis of particle-particle correlations and velocity-difference profiles to measure femtosecond nuclear lifetimes. The application of this method to the study of the 23Mg states, places strong limits on the amount of 22Na produced in novae and constrains its detectability with future space-borne observatories.
T2 - Nature Communications
T1 - Search for 22Na in novae supported by a novel method for measuring femtosecond nuclear lifetimes
VL - 14
IS - 1
SP - 4536
DO - 10.1038/s41467-023-40121-3
ER -
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year = "2023",
abstract = "Classical novae are thermonuclear explosions in stellar binary systems, and important sources of 26Al and 22Na. While γ rays from the decay of the former radioisotope have been observed throughout the Galaxy, 22Na remains untraceable. Its half-life (2.6 yr) would allow the observation of its 1.275 MeV γray line from a cosmic source. However, the prediction of such an observation requires good knowledge of its nucleosynthesis. The 22Na(p, γ) 23Mg reaction remains the only source of large uncertainty about the amount of 22Na ejected. Its rate is dominated by a single resonance on the short-lived state at 7785.0(7) keV in 23Mg. Here, we propose a combined analysis of particle-particle correlations and velocity-difference profiles to measure femtosecond nuclear lifetimes. The application of this method to the study of the 23Mg states, places strong limits on the amount of 22Na produced in novae and constrains its detectability with future space-borne observatories.",
journal = "Nature Communications",
title = "Search for 22Na in novae supported by a novel method for measuring femtosecond nuclear lifetimes",
volume = "14",
number = "1",
pages = "4536",
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40121-3
Fougères C, de Oliveira Santos F, Jose J, Michelagnoli C, Clement E, Kim YH, Lemasson A, Guimaraes V, Barrientos D, Bemmerer D, Benzoni G, Boston AJ, Böttger R, Boulay F, Bracco A, Čeliković IT, Cederwall B, Ciemala M, Delafosse C, Domingo-Pardo C, Dudouet J, Eberth J, Fülöp Z, González V, Gottardo A, Goupil J, Hess H, Jungclaus A, Kaşkaş A, Korichi A, Lenzi SM, Leoni S, Li H, Ljungvall J, Lopez-Martens A, Menegazzo R, Mengoni D, Million B, Mrázek J, Napoli DR, Navin A, Nyberg J, Podolyák Z, Pullia A, Quintana B, Ralet D, Redon N, Reiter P, Rezynkina K, Saillant F, Salsac M, Sánchez-Benítez AM, Sanchis E, Şenyiğit M, Siciliano M, Smirnova NA, Sohler D, Stanoiu M, Theisen C, Valiente-Dobón JJ, Ujić P, Zielińska M. Search for 22Na in novae supported by a novel method for measuring femtosecond nuclear lifetimes. in Nature Communications. 2023;14(1):4536.
doi:10.1038/s41467-023-40121-3 .
Fougères, Chloé, de Oliveira Santos, Francois, Jose, Jordi, Michelagnoli, Caterina, Clement, Emmanuel, Kim, Yung Hee, Lemasson, Antoine, Guimaraes, Valdir, Barrientos, Diego, Bemmerer, Daniel, Benzoni, Giovanna, Boston, Andrew J., Böttger, Roman, Boulay, Florent, Bracco, Angela, Čeliković, Igor T., Cederwall, Bo, Ciemala, Michał, Delafosse, Clément, Domingo-Pardo, César, Dudouet, Jérémie, Eberth, Jürgen, Fülöp, Zsolt, González, Vicente, Gottardo, Andrea, Goupil, Johan, Hess, Herbert, Jungclaus, Andrea, Kaşkaş, Ayşe, Korichi, Amel, Lenzi, Silvia M., Leoni, Silvia, Li, Hongjie, Ljungvall, Joa, Lopez-Martens, Araceli, Menegazzo, Roberto, Mengoni, Daniele, Million, Benedicte, Mrázek, Jaromír, Napoli, Daniel R., Navin, Alahari, Nyberg, Johan, Podolyák, Zsolt, Pullia, Alberto, Quintana, Begoña, Ralet, Damien, Redon, Nadine, Reiter, Peter, Rezynkina, Kseniia, Saillant, Frédéric, Salsac, Marie-Delphine, Sánchez-Benítez, Angel M., Sanchis, Enrique, Şenyiğit, Menekşe, Siciliano, Marco, Smirnova, Nadezda A., Sohler, Dorottya, Stanoiu, Mihai, Theisen, Christophe, Valiente-Dobón, Jose J., Ujić, Predrag, Zielińska, Magdalena, "Search for 22Na in novae supported by a novel method for measuring femtosecond nuclear lifetimes" in Nature Communications, 14, no. 1 (2023):4536,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40121-3 . .
