Studying reactions important to classical nova nucleosynthesis with the Super Enge Split-Pole Spectrograph at Florida State University*

First science runs at the Super Enge Split-Pole Spectrograph (SE-SPS) at Florida State University utilizing the Silicon Array for Branching Ratio Experiments (SABRE) have been conducted to study excited states corresponding to resonances of interest to nuclear reactions in proton-rich nuclei. These reactions are of importance for classical nova nucleosynsthesis. SABRE was used in conjunction with the SPS and its gas-filled focal plane detector to determine states populated in the nuclei of interest and their decay branching ratios, which are needed for the calculation of nuclear reaction rates. I will discuss measurements for the 38K(p,gamma)39Ca reaction via a study of 40Ca(3He,alpha)39Ca*(p)38K, among other results.