Proton Spectroscopic Strengths of 18Ne.

Much effort has been made to understand the origins of ¹⁸F in novae. Due to its relatively long half-life (~2 hours), ¹⁸F can survive until the nova envelope is transparent, and therefore can provide a sensitive diagnostic of nova nucleosynthesis. It is likely produced through the beta decay of ¹⁸Ne, which is itself produced (primarily) through the ¹⁷F(p,γ) reaction. Understanding the direct capture contribution to the ¹⁷F(p,γ) reaction is important to accurately calculate it. As such, the proton spectroscopic strengths of low-lying states in ¹⁸Ne are needed. At the University of Notre Dame a measurement of the ¹⁷F(d,n) reaction has been performed using a beam produced by the TwinSol low energy radioactive beam facility. Preliminary data analysis is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]