Astrophysical S-factor for radiative capture of proton by 13C at low energy

Abstract

Radiative capture p + 13C → 14N + γ at energies of astrophysical interest is one of the important process in the CNO cycle. We focus the reader’s attention on the possibility of describing this reaction within the framework of a single-particle potential model even when the reaction has a resonant characteristic. The partial components of the astrophysical S-factor are calculated for electric dipole transition. The calculated value of S-factor is in good agreement with experimental data both at low and high energy from the resonance position.