Astrophysical reaction rate of 30S(p, γ)31Cl studied by Coulomb dissociation

The Coulomb dissociation of the proton-rich nucleus 31Cl was studied experimentally using a 31Cl beam at 58 MeV/nucleon with a lead target. The relative energy spectrum between 30S ions and protons was obtained from the measured momentum vectors of the reaction products detected in coincidence by the invariant mass method. The first excited state in 31Cl was observed which is relevant to the resonant capture in the stellar 30S(p, γ)31Cl reaction. Discussion for another observed state is also given. © Copyright owned by the author(s).