Study of the106Cd(α,α)106Cd scattering at energies relevant to the p-process

Abstract

The elastic scattering cross section of 106Cd(α, α) Cd has been measured with high accuracy at energies of Ec.m. ≈ 15.5, 17, and 19MeV. The optical potential for the system Cd 106Cd ⊗α has been derived at energies above and below the Coulomb barrier. Predictions for the 106Cd(α, γ) 110Sn capture cross section at astrophysically relevant energies are presented and compared to the experimental data measured recently.