First direct measurement constraining the ${}^{34}$Ar($\alpha$,p)${}^{37}$K reaction cross section for mixed hydrogen and helium burning in accreting neutron stars

J. Browne, K. A. Chipps, K. Schmidt +25

The rate of the final step in the astrophysical $\alpha$p-process, the ${}^{34}$Ar($\alpha$,\textit{p})${}^{37}$K reaction, suffers from large uncertainties due to lack of experimental data, des…