Nuclear Level Density and $\gamma$-ray Strength Function of ${}^{67}\mathrm{Ni}$ and the impact on the i-process

Abstract

Proton-$\gamma$ coincidences from $(\mathrm{d},\mathrm{p})$ reactions between a ${}^{66}\mathrm{Ni}$ beam and a deuterated polyethylene target have been analyzed with the inverse-Oslo method to find the nuclear level density (NLD) and $\gamma$-ray strength function ($\gamma$SF) of ${}^{67}\mathrm{Ni}$. The ${}^{66}\mathrm{Ni}(n,\gamma )$ capture cross section has been calculated using the Hauser-Feshbach model in TALYS using the measured NLD and $\gamma$SF as constraints. The results confirm that the ${}^{66}\mathrm{Ni}(n,\gamma )$ reaction acts as a bottleneck when relying on one-zone nucleosynthesis calculations. However, the impact of this reaction is strongly dampened in multi-zone models of low-metallicity AGB stars experiencing i-process nucleosynthesis.

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