EMPIRE: A Reaction Model Code for Nuclear Astrophysics

Journal Article · Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Nuclear Data Sheets

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NDS.2014.07.040· OSTI ID:22436717

Herman, M. ^[1]; Capote, R. ^[2]

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1. National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000 (United States)
2. NAPC-Nuclear Data Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna-A-1400, PO Box 100 (Austria)

The correct modeling of abundances requires knowledge of nuclear cross sections for a variety of neutron, charged particle and γ induced reactions. These involve targets far from stability and are therefore difficult (or currently impossible) to measure. Nuclear reaction theory provides the only way to estimate values of such cross sections. In this paper we present application of the EMPIRE reaction code to nuclear astrophysics. Recent measurements are compared to the calculated cross sections showing consistent agreement for n-, p- and α-induced reactions of strophysical relevance.

• OSTI ID: 22436717
• Journal Information: Nuclear Data Sheets, Vol. 120; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0090-3752
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS
PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS
SIMULATION