Energy Deconvolution of Cross Section Measurements with an Application to the 12C(\alpha,\gamma)16O Reaction

Abstract

A general framework for deconvoluting the effects of energy averaging on charged-particle reaction measurements is presented. There are many potentially correct approaches to the problem; the relative merits of some of are discussed. These deconvolution methods are applied to recent 12C(\alpha,\gamma)16O measurements.

Comments: 36 pages, 12 figures, 3 electronic files