Measurement of $17F+p$ reactions at RESOLUT Available to Purchase

The $14O(α,p)17F$ reaction is important for understanding the αp process that occurs in X-ray bursts, but the rate of this reaction remains uncertain due to the uncertain properties of states in $18Ne$⁠. We measured the $17F(p,p)17F$ and $17F(p,α)14O$ reactions to study the properties of states in $18Ne$ that are important for the $14O(α,p)17F$ reaction using $17F$ radioactive beams from the RESOLUT facility at Florida State University. Double-sided silicon strip detectors were used to detect light particles, and recoiling heavy ions were detected in coincidence using a gas ionization chamber at forward angles. The performance of the system was first tested using the $17O(p,α)14N$ reaction. This was the first measurement using the ASIC electronics and recoil detector being developed for the Array for Nuclear Astrophysics Studies with Exotic Nuclei (ANASEN). We report on the performance and preliminary results.