Determination of astrophysical 7 Be(p, γ ) 8 B reaction rates from the 7 Li(d, p) 8 Li reaction

The 7 Be(p, γ ) 8 B reaction plays a central role not only in the evaluation of solar neutrino fluxes but also in the evolution of the first stars. Study of this reaction requires the asymptotic normalization coefficient (ANC) for the virtual decay 8 B g.s. → 7 Be + p. By using the charge symmetry relation, we obtain this proton ANC with the single neutron ANC of 8 Li g.s. → 7 Li + n, which is determined with the distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA) and adiabatic distorted wave approximation (ADWA) analysis of the 7 Li(d, p) 8 Li angular distribution. The astrophysical S-factors and reaction rates of the direct capture process in the 7 Be(p, γ ) 8 B reaction are further deduced at energies of astrophysical relevance. The astrophysical S-factor at zero energy for direct capture, S 17 (0), is derived to be (19.9 ± 3.5) eV b in good agreement with the most recent recommended value. The contributions of the 1 + and 3 + resonances to the S-factor and reaction rate are also evaluated. The present result demonstrates that the direct capture dominates the 7 Be(p, γ ) 8 B reaction in the whole temperature range. This work provides an independent examination to the current results of the 7 Be(p, γ ) 8 B reaction.