Astrophysical 22Mg(p,γ)23Al reaction rates from asymptotic normalization coefficient of 23Ne→22Ne+n

The radionuclide 22Na generates the emission of a characteristic 1.275 MeVγ-ray.This is a potential astronomical observable,whose occurrence is suspected in classical novae.The 22Mg(p,γ)23Al reaction is relevant to the nucleosynthesis of 22Na in Ne-rich novae.In this study,employing the adiabatic distorted wave approximation and continuum discretized coupled channel methods,the squared neutron asymptotic normalization coefficients(ANCs)231 for the virtual decay of Ne→22Ne+n were extracted,and determined as(0.483±0.060)fm-1 and(9.7±2.3)fm-1 for the ground state and the first excited state from the experimental angular distributions of 22Ne(d,p)23Ne populating the ground state and the first excited state of 23Ne,respectively.Then,the squared proton ANC of 23Alg.s.was obtained as Cd5/22(23Al)(2.65±0.33)×103 fm-1 according to the charge symmetry of the strong interaction.The astrophysical S-factors and reaction rates for the direct capture contribution in 22Mg(p,γ)23Al were also presented.Furthermore,the proton width of the first excited state of 23Al was derived to be(57±14)eV from the neutron ANC of its mirror state in 23Ne and used to compute the contribution from the first resonance of 23Al.This result demonstrates that the direct capture dominates the 22Mg(p,γ)23Al reaction at most temperatures of astrophysical relevance for 0.33<T9<0.64.

Radii of the bound states in 16N from the asymptotic normalization coefficients

The asymptotic normalization coefficients （ANCs） of the virtual decay 16N -- 15N ＋ n are extracted from the 15N（7Li, 6Li）16N reaction populating the ground and first three excited states in 16N. The root-mean-square （rms） radii of the valence neutron in these four low-lying 16N states are then derived by using the ANCs. The probabilities of the valence neutron staying out of the core potentials are found to be 31%± 8%, 58%± 12%, 3270 ± 8%, and 60% ± 12%. The present results support the conclusion that a one-neutron halo may be formed in the 16N first and third excited states, while the ground and second excited states do not have a one-neutron halo structure. However, the core excitation effect has a strong influence on the one-neutron halo structure of the ground and first excited states in 16N.

A quantification model of Traditional Chinese Medicine syndromes in children with idiopathic precocious puberty and early puberty

OBJECTIVE:To establish a quantification model of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)syndromes by sampling patients undergoing idiopathic precocious puberty(IPP)and early puberty.METHODS:A questionnaire for classifying and quantifying TCM syndromes was designed and administered.All the results were analyzed;the relationship between 3 types of syndrome and 47symptoms were summated.Meanwhile,the frequency distribution of each symptom or sign was aggregated.Fuzzy mathematics was used to develop a quantification model ofTCM syndromes.RESULTS:We found that precocious puberty had 3types of syndrome,including hyperactivity of fire due to Yin deficiency(Syndrome I),depressed liver Qi transforming into fire(Syndrome II),and end retention of damp heat(Syndrome III).In the IPP group,Syndrome I was the most common principal syndrome(100%).Forty-six patients(43.81%)werediagnosed with Syndrome I accompanied by Syndrome II and 11(10.48%)were diagnosed with Syndrome I accompanied by Syndrome III.In the early puberty group,Syndrome I was also the main syndrome(98.39%).The degrees of most symptoms were mild to moderate.Reddened tongue was the most common tongue manifestation(62.86%prevalence)in the IPP group.The most common pulse manifestations were slippery pulse,thread pulse,and taut pulse.The Asymptotic Normalization Coefficient(ANC)method was used to quantify the TCM syndromes in 167 cases.Diagnostic accuracy rate reached 91%,comparable to expert diagnosis.CONCLUSION:We find that there are 3 types of syndrome in the IPP group and in the early puberty group.Syndrome I(hyperactivity of fire due to Yin deficiency)is the main syndrome in the two groups.ANC may be an appropriate for quantification model ofTCM syndromes.