TRIUMF ARIEL Science Workshop 2026

Session

Nuclear Astrophysics enabled by ARIEL rare isotope capabilities

Apr 20, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

Auditorium (TRIUMF)

Conveners

Nuclear Astrophysics enabled by ARIEL rare isotope capabilities

• Nicole Vassh (TRIUMF)

106. Illuminating stellar explosions with ARIEL

Alison Laird

2026-04-20, 1:30 p.m.

Invited oral presentation

Illuminating stellar explosions with ARIEL

69. Direct Measurements of (α,n) Reactions for Nuclear Astrophysics with ARIEL

Dr Matthew Williams (Univesisity of Surrey)

2026-04-20, 1:50 p.m.

Invited oral presentation

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...

74. Indirect Neutron-Capture Constraints Far from Stability

Andrea Richard (Ohio University)

2026-04-20, 2:10 p.m.

Invited oral presentation

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...

13. Panel Discussion

Falk Herwig (University of Victoria), Gavin Lotay (University of Surrey), Greg Christian (St Mary's University), Wei Jia Ong

2026-04-20, 2:30 p.m.

36. TBD

Andrea Richard

Invited oral presentation

35. TBD

Matthew Williams (University of Surrey)

Invited oral presentation

34. TBD

Alison Laird

Invited oral presentation