| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8193091 | Physics Letters B | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The triple alpha rate is obtained from the three-body bound and continuum states computed in a large box. The results from this genuine full three-body calculation are compared with standard reference rates obtained by two sequential two-body processes. The fairly good agreement relies on two different assumptions about the lowest 2+ resonance energy. With the same 2+ energy the rates from the full three-body calculation are smaller than those of the standard reference. We discuss the rate dependence on the experimentally unknown 2+ energy. Substantial deviations from previous results appear for temperatures above 3 GK.
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Authors
R. de Diego, E. Garrido, D.V. Fedorov, A.S. Jensen,