Speaker
Mr
Felix Heim
(Institute for Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne)
Description
The $\gamma$ process is assumed to play an important role in the nucleosynthesis of the majority of the
p nuclei. Since the network of the $\gamma$ process includes so many different reactions and - mainly
unstable - nuclei, cross-section values are predominantly calculated in the scope of the Hauser-
Feshbach statistical model. The values heavily depend on the nuclear physics input-parameters.
The results of total and partial cross-section measurements are used to improve the accuracy of
the theoretical calculations. In order to extend the experimental database the 107Ag(p,$\gamma$)108Cd
reaction was studied via the in-beam method at the high-efficiency HPGe $\gamma$-ray spectrometer
HORUS at the University of Cologne. Proton beams with energies between 3.5 and 5.0 MeV
were provided by the 10 MV FN-Tandem accelerator. First results on total and partial cross
sections will be presented.
Supported by the DFG (ZI 510/8-1) and the "ULDETIS" project within the UoC Excellence
Initiative institutional strategy. P.S. and J.M. are supported by the Bonn-Cologne Graduate
School of Physics and Astronomy.
Primary author
Mr
Felix Heim
(Institute for Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne)
Co-authors
Prof.
Andreas Zilges
(Institute for Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne)
Mr
Jan Mayer
(Institute for Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne)
Mr
Mark Spieker
(Institute for Nuclear Physics - University of Cologne)
Mr
Philipp Scholz
(Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, Cologne, Germany)
