Properties of states in ${}^{19}Ne$ important for the ${}^{18}F(p,\alpha {)}^O$ reaction rate

K. H. Pham, D. Mumma, C. M. Deibel +22

Observation of the 511-keV positron-annihilation line would be a powerful probe of classical novae, with the primary source of positrons likely from the ${\beta }^{+}$ decay of ${}^{18}F$. We…