Nuclear cross sections, nuclear structure and stellar nucleosynthesis
Author
Thielemann, Friedrich-Karl
Argast, D.
Brachwitz, F.
Hix, W. R.
Hoflich, P.
Liebendoerfer, M.
Martinez-Pinedo, G.
Mezzacappa, A.
Panov, I.
Rauscher, T.
Attention
2299/11431
Abstract
The role of nuclear reactions (strong, weak and electromagnetic) and nuclear structure effects are discussed in a number of stellar applications. We address fusion cross sections in stellar evolution, neutrino-induced reactions in type II supernovae, electron captures in type la supernovae and fission in the r-process. All of this is discussed in the context of nucleosynthesis products and their role in galactic chemical evolution.