Study of the ${}^{22}$Mg waiting point relevant for x-ray burst nucleosynthesis via the ${}^{22}$Mg($\alpha$,$p$)${}^{25}$Al reaction

Abstract

The ${}^{22}$Mg($\alpha$,$p$)${}^{25}$Al reaction rate has been identified as a major source of uncertainty for understanding the nucleosynthesis flow in Type-I x-ray bursts (XRBs). We report a direct measurement of the energy- and angle-integrated cross sections of this reaction in a 3.3-6.9 MeV center-of-mass energy range using the MUlti-Sampling Ionization Chamber (MUSIC). The new ${}^{22}$Mg($\alpha$,$p$)${}^{25}$Al reaction rate is a factor of $\sim$4 higher than the previous direct measurement of this reaction within temperatures relevant for XRBs, resulting in the ${}^{22}$Mg waiting point of x-ray burst nucleosynthesis flow to be significantly bypassed via the ($\alpha ,p$) reaction

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