Measurement of ${}^{34}$Ar(α,p)${}^{37}$K using the JENSA Gas Jet Target

X-ray bursts are very luminous thermonuclear explosions that occur in binary star systems. In these systems, a neutron star accreting matter from a companion star undergoes increased thermonuclear burning, which causes a breakout from the hot CNO cycle into the αp-process. The rates of (α,p) reactions can significantly impact the lightcurve and elemental abundances resulting from the X-ray burst. Using a radioactive ion beam at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), the Jet Experiments in Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics (JENSA) gas jet target is used to directly measure (α,p) reactions. The ${}^{34}$Ar(α,p)${}^{37}$K reaction rate was measured by detecting reaction products in the SuperORRUBA silicon detector array and a position-sensitive ionization chamber, while γ-rays were detected in the HAGRiD LaBr${}_{3}$ detector array. Preliminary results from this experiment will be presented.