Conveners
Nuclear Astrophysics enabled by ARIEL rare isotope capabilities
- Nicole Vassh (TRIUMF)
Reactions induced by alpha-particles that result in the emission of neutrons play a critical role across multiple disciplines of fundamental and applied nuclear physics. However, essential cross-section data for many key (α,n) reactions are either discrepant or entirely unmeasured. In nuclear astrophysics, this deficiency severely impacts models that describe how heavy elements are formed...
One of the biggest questions in nuclear astrophysics regards how elements are synthesized in stellar environments. Observations of astrophysical phenomena provide us with evidence for different nucleosynthesis processes, and modelling these astrophysical scenarios requires a detailed description of the complex nuclear physics that is involved. Radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, and the...
