A compilation of charged-particle induced thermonuclear reaction rates

Abstract

Low-energy cross section data for 86 charged-particle induced reactions involving light (1 ≤ Ζ ≤ 14), mostly stable, nuclei are compiled. The corresponding Maxwellian-averaged thermonuclear reaction rates of relevance in astrophysical plasmas at temperatures in the range from 106 Κ to 1010 Κ are calculated. These evaluations assume either that the target nuclei are in their ground state, or that the target states are thermally populated following a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, except in some cases involving isomeric states. Adopted values complemented with lower and upper limits of the rates are presented in tabular form. Analytical approximations to the adopted rates, as well as to the inverse/direct rate ratios, are provided. © 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.