Production of 6.13-MeV gamma rays from theO16(p,p′γ)O16reaction at 23.7 and 44.6 MeV

Abstract

We have measured the cross sections for production of the astrophysically prominent 6.13-MeV gamma ray from the $^{16}\mathrm{O}$($p$,${p}^{\ensuremath{'}}\ensuremath{\gamma}$)$^{16}\mathrm{O}$ reaction at ${E}_{\mathrm{lab}}^{p}=23.7 \mathrm{and} 44.6$ MeV to be 58.9 and 40.4 mb, respectively. Our results are compared to earlier measurements.NUCLEAR REACTIONS $^{16}\mathrm{O}$($p$,${p}^{\ensuremath{'}}\ensuremath{\gamma}$)$^{16}\mathrm{O}$. $E=23.7 \mathrm{and} 44.6$ MeV. Measured gamma-ray angular distributions and production cross sections. Implications for gamma-ray astronomy.