Asymptotic normalization coefficients from transfer reaction and R-martix analysis of direct capture in ${}^{22}$Ne(p,${\hat{I}}^3$)${}^{23}$Na reaction

Abstract

The ${}^{22}$Ne(p,${\hat{I}}^3$)${}^{23}$Na reaction in NeNa cycle plays an important role in the production of only stable sodium isotope ${}^{23}$Na. This nucleus is processed by the NeNa cycle during hot bottom burning (HBB) in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stage of low metallicity intermediate mass stats (4 M${}_O$ $\le$ M $\le$ 6 M${}_O$). Recent measurements have addressed the uncertainty in the thermonuclear reaction rate of this reaction at relevant astrophysical energies through the identification of low lying resonances at E${}_p$ = 71,105, 156.2, 189.5 and 259.7 keV. In addition, precise measurements of low energy behaviour of the non-resonant capture has also been performed and the contribution of the sub-threshold resonance at 8664 keV excitation in ${}^{23}$Na has been established. Here, in this article, we have presented a systematic R-matrix analysis of direct capture to the bound states and the decay of the sub-threshold resonance at 8664 keV to the ground state of ${}^{23}$Na. A finite range distorted wave Born approximation (FRDWBA) calculation has been performed for ${}^{22}$Ne(${}^3$He,d)${}^{23}$Na transfer reaction data to extract the asymptotic normalization coeeficients (ANC-s) required to estimate the non-resonant capture cross sections or astrophysical S-factor values in R-matrix analysis. Simultaneous R-matrix analysis constrained with ANC-s from transfer calculation reproduced the astrophysical S-factor data over a wide energy window. The S${}_{tot}^{DC}$(0) = 48.8$\pm$9.5 keV.b compares well with the result of Ferraro, {\it et al.} and has a lower uncertainty. The resultant thermonuclear reaction is slightly larger in 0.1 GK $\le$ T $\le$ 0.2 GK temperature range but otherwise in agreeent with Ferraro, {\it et al.}.