Sendai Nuclear Science Colloquium (No. 255)

Constraints on Astrophysical Nucleosynthesis with Radioactive Ion Beams

Michael Famiano

West Michigan University

日時：2012年12月10日（月） 17:15-

場所：理学研究科合同B棟（旧名称：理学総合棟）７階　７４３号室

Exotic nucleosynthesis processes are responsible for the production ofelements heavier than iron and for the luminosity profiles of theso-called X-ray bursts. Nuclear structure inputs into the rp-process,which powers X-ray bursts, have been shown to be very sensitive to notonly the decay and electron capture rates of nuclei involved, but alsoto some of the finer structure of these nuclei. Experimental andtheoretical inputs of the rp-process are explored, and sensitivities tonuclear structure are presented. In addition, an overview ofexperiments to constrain the r-process will be presented.