Investigation of photoneutron reactions onOs192andIr191,193at energies of relevance for the astrophysicalpprocess

Abstract

We have investigated the photoneutron reactions on the isotopes {sup 192}Os and {sup 191,193}Ir for astrophysically relevant photon energies just above the neutron separation energy. The experiments were performed using the photoactivation technique at the superconducting Darmstadt linear electron accelerator (S-DALINAC). The measurements extend the existing experimental database on photoneutron reactions in this mass region and serve as an important test for the state-of-the-art statistical model calculations commonly used for the prediction of stellar reaction rates.