The process: Nuclear physics, stellar models, and observations

F Käppeler, R Gallino, S Bisterzo, W Aoki - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
Nucleosynthesis in the s process takes place in the He-burning layers of low-mass
asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and during the He-and C-burning phases of massive …

LUNA: Status and prospects

C Broggini, D Bemmerer, A Caciolli, D Trezzi - Progress in Particle and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The essential ingredients of nuclear astrophysics are the thermonuclear reactions which
shape the life and death of stars and which are responsible for the synthesis of the chemical …

NACRE II: an update of the NACRE compilation of charged-particle-induced thermonuclear reaction rates for nuclei with mass number A< 16

Y Xu, K Takahashi, S Goriely, M Arnould, M Ohta… - Nuclear Physics A, 2013 - Elsevier
An update of the NACRE compilation [3] is presented. This new compilation, referred to as
NACRE II, reports thermonuclear reaction rates for 34 charged-particle induced, two-body …

Direct Measurement of the Cross Section into the -Process Gamow Peak

GF Ciani, L Csedreki, D Rapagnani, M Aliotta… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
One of the main neutron sources for the astrophysical s process is the reaction C 13 (α, n) O
16, taking place in thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars at temperatures around …

The s-process in asymptotic giant branch stars of low metallicity and the composition of carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars

M Lugaro, AI Karakas, RJ Stancliffe… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present models for the slow neutron-capture process (s-process) in asymptotic giant
branch stars of metallicity [Fe/H]=− 2.3 and masses 0.9–6 M☉. We encountered different …

CONVECTIVE–REACTIVE PROTON–12C COMBUSTION IN SAKURAI'S OBJECT (V4334 SAGITTARII) AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION AND YIELDS …

F Herwig, M Pignatari, PR Woodward… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Depending on mass and metallicity as well as evolutionary phase, stars occasionally
experience convective–reactive nucleosynthesis episodes. We specifically investigate the …

Evolution and nucleosynthesis of asymptotic giant branch stellar models of low metallicity

CK Fishlock, AI Karakas, M Lugaro… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present stellar evolutionary tracks and nucleosynthetic predictions for a grid of stellar
models of low-and intermediate-mass asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars at Z= 0.001 …

Deep Underground Laboratory Measurement of in the Gamow Windows of the and Processes

B Gao, TY Jiao, YT Li, H Chen, WP Lin, Z An, LH Ru… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
The C 13 (α, n) O 16 reaction is the main neutron source for the slow-neutron-capture
process in asymptotic giant branch stars and for the intermediate process. Direct …

CIELO collaboration summary results: international evaluations of neutron reactions on uranium, plutonium, iron, oxygen and hydrogen

MB Chadwick, R Capote, A Trkov, MW Herman… - Nuclear Data …, 2018 - Elsevier
The CIELO collaboration has studied neutron cross sections on nuclides that significantly
impact criticality in nuclear technologies-235,238 U, 239 Pu, 56 Fe, 16 O and 1 H-with the …

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 …