r-process nucleosynthesis: Connecting rare-isotope beam facilities with the cosmos

CJ Horowitz, A Arcones, B Cote… - Journal of Physics G …, 2019‏ - iopscience.iop.org
This is an exciting time for the study of r-process nucleosynthesis. Recently, a neutron star
merger GW170817 was observed in extraordinary detail with gravitational waves and …

Elastic scattering, fusion, and breakup of light exotic nuclei

JJ Kolata, V Guimarães, EF Aguilera - The European Physical Journal A, 2016‏ - Springer
The present status of fusion reactions involving light (A< 20) radioactive projectiles at
energies around the Coulomb barrier (E< 10 MeV per nucleon) is reviewed, emphasizing …

Conceptional design of a novel next-generation cryogenic stop** cell for the Low-Energy Branch of the Super-FRS

T Dickel, WR Plaß, H Geissel, F Heiße, I Miskun… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The conceptual design of a next-generation cryogenic stop** cell (CSC) for the Low-
Energy Branch (LEB) of the Super-FRS has been developed. It builds on advanced …

Study of the Waiting Point Relevant for X-Ray Burst Nucleosynthesis via the Reaction

H Jayatissa, ML Avila, KE Rehm, P Mohr, Z Meisel… - Physical Review Letters, 2023‏ - APS
The Mg 22 (α, p) Al 25 reaction rate has been identified as a major source of uncertainty for
understanding the nucleosynthesis flow in Type-I x-ray bursts. We report a direct …

Studies of the 2α and 3α channels of the 12C+ 12C reaction in the range of E cm= 8.9 MeV to 21 MeV using the active target Time Projection Chamber

XY Wang, NT Zhang, ZC Zhang, CG Lu, TL Pu… - Chinese …, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The 12 C+ 12 C fusion reaction was studied in the range of E cm= 8.9 to 21 MeV using the
active-target Time Projection Chamber. With full information on all tracks of the reaction …

Study of (α, p) and (α, n) reactions with a Multi-Sampling Ionization Chamber

ML Avila, KE Rehm, S Almaraz-Calderon… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
A large number of (α, p) and (α, n) reactions are known to play a fundamental role in nuclear
astrophysics. This work presents a novel technique to study these reactions with the active …

Measurement of the cross section at weak -process energies

WJ Ong, ML Avila, P Mohr, KE Rehm… - Physical Review C, 2022‏ - APS
The weak r process in neutrino-driven winds following a core-collapse supernova is thought
to contribute to the cosmic abundances of the first r-process peak elements between Se and …

Experimental study of the fusion reaction and its implications for fusion of proton-halo systems

BW Asher, S Almaraz-Calderon, V Tripathi, KW Kemper… - Physical Review C, 2021‏ - APS
The total fusion cross section for the F 17+ C 12 system at incident energies near the top of
the Coulomb barrier was studied using the newly developed Encore active-target detector at …

The encore active target detector: a multi-sampling ionization chamber

BW Asher, S Almaraz-Calderon, LT Baby… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The Encore active target detector is a Multi Sampling Ionization Chamber developed at
Florida State University (FSU). Encore has been successfully used to measure fusion …

Influence of additional neutrons on the fusion cross section beyond the shell

S Hudan, H Desilets, R Kumar, RT Desouza, C Ciampi… - Physical Review C, 2024‏ - APS
Fusion enhancement for neutron-rich isotopes of oxygen on carbon nuclei was probed. To
measure the fusion cross section a O 20 beam accelerated to E lab/A= 2.7 MeV bombarded …