First experiments performed with the JENSA gas jet target system

With the Jet Experiments in Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics (JENSA) gas jet target, we have the unique opportunity to study reactions with pure gas targets. One reaction of interest is $^{20}$Ne(p,t)$^{18}$Ne. $^{18}$Ne can decay via electron capture to the potential astrophysical observable $^{18}$F, and states in $^{18}$Ne affect the rate of some other astrophysically important reactions, such as $^{17}$F(p,$\gamma$)$^{18}$Ne . We present some of the first transfer reaction results using the JENSA gas jet target system performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with a focus on the $^{20}$Ne(p,t)$^{18}$Ne transfer reaction performed with a 37MeV proton beam.