Towards an Experimental Determination of the Transition Strength Between the Ground States of ${}^{20}$F and ${}^{20}$Ne

Oliver S. Kirsebom, Joakim Cederkäll, David G. Jenkins +6

Electron capture on ${}^{20}$Ne is thought to play a crucial role in the final evolution of electron-degenerate ONe stellar cores. Recent calculations suggest that the capture proces…