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 …

Nuclear physics midterm plan at Legnaro National Laboratories (LNL)

M Ballan, S Bottoni, M Caamaño, A Caciolli… - … Physical Journal Plus, 2023 - epjplus.epj.org
The next years will see the completion of the radioactive ion beam facility SPES (Selective
Production of Exotic Species) and the upgrade of the accelerators complex at Istituto …

Conceptional design of a novel next-generation cryogenic stopping 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 stopping cell (CSC) for the Low-
Energy Branch (LEB) of the Super-FRS has been developed. It builds on advanced …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Physics and technology of time projection chambers as active targets

Y Ayyad, D Bazin, S Beceiro-Novo, M Cortesi… - The European Physical …, 2018 - Springer
Many nuclear structure studies are presently performed with secondary radioactive beams to
explore the nuclear chart far from stability. This entails a large decrease of available …

MuSIC@ Indiana: An effective tool for accurate measurement of fusion with low-intensity radioactive beams

JE Johnstone, R Kumar, S Hudan, V Singh… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The design, construction, and characterization of the Multi-Sampling Ionization Chamber,
MuSIC@ Indiana, are described. This detector provides efficient and accurate measurement …