Nucleosynthesis in classical nova explosions

J José, M Hernanz - Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Classical novae are fascinating stellar explosions at the crossroads of stellar astrophysics,
nuclear physics, and cosmochemistry. In this review, we briefly summarize 30 years of …

Nuclear astrophysics with radioactive beams

CA Bertulani, A Gade - Physics Reports, 2010 - Elsevier
The quest to comprehend how nuclear processes influence astrophysical phenomena is
driving experimental and theoretical research programs worldwide. One of the main goals in …

Charged-particle thermonuclear reaction rates: II. Tables and graphs of reaction rates and probability density functions

C Iliadis, R Longland, AE Champagne, A Coc… - Nuclear Physics A, 2010 - Elsevier
Numerical values of charged-particle thermonuclear reaction rates for nuclei in the A= 14 to
40 region are tabulated. The results are obtained using a method, based on Monte Carlo …

Horizons: nuclear astrophysics in the 2020s and beyond

H Schatz, ADB Reyes, A Best, EF Brown… - Journal of Physics G …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Nuclear astrophysics is a field at the intersection of nuclear physics and astrophysics, which
seeks to understand the nuclear engines of astronomical objects and the origin of the …

Charged-particle thermonuclear reaction rates: III. Nuclear physics input

C Iliadis, R Longland, AE Champagne, A Coc - Nuclear Physics A, 2010 - Elsevier
The nuclear physics input used to compute the Monte Carlo reaction rates and probability
density functions that are tabulated in the second paper of this series (Paper II) is presented …

Progress on nuclear reaction rates affecting the stellar production of 26Al

AM Laird, M Lugaro, A Kankainen… - Journal of Physics G …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The radioisotope 26 Al is a key observable for nucleosynthesis in the Galaxy and the
environment of the early Solar System. To properly interpret the large variety of astronomical …

The effects of variations in nuclear processes on type I X-ray burst nucleosynthesis

A Parikh, J José, F Moreno… - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Type I X-ray bursts are violent stellar events that take place in the H/He-rich envelopes of
accreting neutron stars. We have investigated the role played by uncertainties in nuclear …

Impact of a Revised 25Mg (p, γ) 26Al reaction rate on the operation of the Mg–Al Cycle

O Straniero, G Imbriani, F Strieder… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Proton captures on Mg isotopes play an important role in the Mg–Al cycle active in stellar H-
burning regions. In particular, low-energy nuclear resonances in the 25 Mg (p, γ) 26 Al …

The TRIUMF-ISAC facility: two decades of discovery with rare isotope beams

GC Ball, G Hackman, R Krücken - Physica Scripta, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Since 1999, the TRIUMF-ISAC facility has been providing rare isotope beams for nuclear
physics experiments. The three pillars of the program are nuclear structure, nuclear …

Radiative Capture on Nuclear Isomers: Direct Measurement of the Reaction

G Lotay, A Lennarz, C Ruiz, C Akers, AA Chen… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We present the first direct measurement of an astrophysical reaction using a radioactive
beam of isomeric nuclei. In particular, we have measured the strength of the key 447-keV …