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Impact of the ⁷Be(α, γ)¹¹C reaction on the primordial abundance of ⁷Li

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arxiv 1803.06758 v2 pith:KHIJJMWJ submitted 2018-03-18 nucl-th astro-ph.COnucl-ex

Impact of the ⁷Be(α, γ)¹¹C reaction on the primordial abundance of ⁷Li

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We calculate the radiative capture cross section for $^7$Be($\alpha, \gamma$)$^{11}$C and its reaction rate of relevance for the big bang nucleosynthesis. The impact of this reaction on the primordial $^7$Li abundance is revised including narrow and broad resonances in the pertinent energy region. Our calculations show that it is unlikely that very low energy resonances in $^{11}$C of relevance for the big bang nucleosynthesis would emerge within a two-body potential model. Based on our results and a comparison with previous theoretical and experimental analyses, we conclude that the impact of this reaction on the so-called "cosmological lithium puzzle" is completely irrelevant.

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