Like all true stars, massive stars are gravitationally confined thermonuclear reactors whose
composition evolves as energy is lost to radiation and neutrinos. Unlike lower-mass stars …

Recent experimental data and progress in nuclear structure modeling have led to improved
descriptions of astrophysically important weak-interaction processes. This review discusses …

We present results from the JINA REACLIB project, an ongoing effort to maintain a current
and accurate library of thermonuclear reaction rates for astrophysical applications. Ongoing …

We present the first calculations to follow the evolution of all stable nuclei and their
radioactive progenitors in stellar models computed from the onset of central hydrogen …

We derive a strong bound on the axion-photon coupling ga γ from the analysis of a sample
of 39 Galactic Globular Clusters. As recognized long ago, the R parameter, ie, the number …

An update of the NACRE compilation [3] is presented. This new compilation, referred to as
NACRE II, reports thermonuclear reaction rates for 34 charged-particle induced, two-body …

The creation of carbon and oxygen in our Universe is one of the forefront questions in
nuclear astrophysics. The determination of the abundance of these elements is key to our …

The High Intensity γ-ray Source (HIγS) is a joint project between the Triangle Universities
Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) and the Duke Free Electron Laser Laboratory (DFELL). This …

ABSTRACT A new astrophysical reaction rate of 12 C (α, γ) 16 O has been calculated based
on our recent determination of the E1-and E2-capture cross sections. The R-matrix method …

Nuclear Astrophysics is concerned with the study of nuclear processes at stellar temperature
and density conditions. A main goal is the understanding of the synthesis of the elements …