Proton nuclear reaction cross sections in carbon and the 12C(p,p'3α) reaction mechanism at 13 MeV

Abstract

The mechanism of the 12C(p,p'3 alpha ) reaction at 13 MeV is found to involve the ground state of 8Be and the ground state of 9B in 24% of the events, and the 8Be ground state alone in 51% of the events. The remaining 25% of the events show no clear evidence of levels in intermediate nuclei. The cross section for this reaction is 154 mb.