Precision big bang nucleosynthesis with improved Helium-4 predictions

C Pitrou, A Coc, JP Uzan, E Vangioni - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Primordial nucleosynthesis is one of the three historical evidences for the big bang model,
together with the expansion of the universe and the cosmic microwave background. There is …

The process: Nuclear physics, stellar models, and observations

F Käppeler, R Gallino, S Bisterzo, W Aoki - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
Nucleosynthesis in the s process takes place in the He-burning layers of low-mass
asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and during the He-and C-burning phases of massive …

ENDF/B-VIII. 0: the 8th major release of the nuclear reaction data library with CIELO-project cross sections, new standards and thermal scattering data

DA Brown, MB Chadwick, R Capote, AC Kahler… - Nuclear Data …, 2018 - Elsevier
We describe the new ENDF/B-VIII. 0 evaluated nuclear reaction data library. ENDF/B-VIII. 0
fully incorporates the new IAEA standards, includes improved thermal neutron scattering …

Experimental evidence of neutrinos produced in the CNO fusion cycle in the Sun

Nature, 2020 - nature.com
For most of their existence, stars are fuelled by the fusion of hydrogen into helium. Fusion
proceeds via two processes that are well understood theoretically: the proton–proton (pp) …

Advancing globular cluster constraints on the axion-photon coupling

MJ Dolan, FJ Hiskens, RR Volkas - Journal of Cosmology and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We improve the current upper bound on the axion-photon coupling derived from stellar
evolution using the R 2 parameter, the ratio of stellar populations on the Asymptotic Giant …

Mind the gap: the location of the lower edge of the pair-instability supernova black hole mass gap

R Farmer, M Renzo, SE de Mink… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Detections of gravitational waves are now starting to probe the mass distribution of stellar
mass black holes (BHs). Robust predictions from stellar models are needed to interpret …

Presupernova evolution and explosive nucleosynthesis of rotating massive stars in the metallicity range− 3≤[Fe/H]≤ 0

M Limongi, A Chieffi - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Presupernova Evolution and Explosive Nucleosynthesis of Rotating Massive Stars in the
Metallicity Range −3 ≤ [Fe/H] ≤ 0 - IOPscience This site uses cookies. By continuing to use …

Mesa isochrones and stellar tracks (MIST). I. Solar-scaled models

J Choi, A Dotter, C Conroy, M Cantiello… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This is the first of a series of papers presenting the Modules for Experiments in Stellar
Astrophysics (MESA) Isochrones and Stellar Tracks (MIST) project, a new comprehensive …

The role of mass transfer and common envelope evolution in the formation of merging binary black holes

P Marchant, KMW Pappas, M Gallegos-Garcia… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
As the number of merging binary black holes observed with ground-based gravitational-
wave detectors grows, increasingly accurate theoretical models are required to compare …

A guide to realistic uncertainties on the fundamental properties of solar-type exoplanet host stars

J Tayar, ZR Claytor, D Huber… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Our understanding of the properties and demographics of exoplanets critically relies on our
ability to determine the fundamental properties of their host stars. The advent of Gaia and …