Proton-rich nuclei in nuclear astrophysics.

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2827261· OSTI ID:970792

Rehm, K E

The stable isotopes which we observe on Earth are to a large extent, produced in nature via a 'detour' through unstable nuclei. The reaction path leading through proton-rich nuclei is the so-called rapid proton capture process, where, starting from carbon, nitrogen and oxygen through successive capture or protons and alphas, followed by beta decays, nuclei up to the mass 100 region can be produced. In order to understand the reaction paths and the conditions at various astrophysical sites (e.g. Novae and X-ray bursts) cross sections, masses and half-lives of unstable nuclei have to be measured. In this contribution recent results involving proton-rich nuclei are discussed.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 970792
• Report Number(s): ANL/PHY/CP-60129; TRN: US1000912
• Resource Relation: Conference: International Conference on Proton Emitting Nuclei and Related Topics(PROCON07); Jun. 17, 2007 - Jun. 23, 2007; Lisbon, Portugal
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS
BETA DECAY
CARBON
CROSS SECTIONS
NITROGEN
NOVAE
NUCLEI
OXYGEN
PROTONS
STABLE ISOTOPES