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Overview of stellar nucleosynthesis in explosive environments and recent experimental highlights

Journal Article · · European Physical Journal. A, Hadrons and Nuclei (Online)
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  3. Northern Border University, Arar (Saudi Arabia); University of York (United Kingdom)
  4. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  5. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  6. Grand Accèlérateur National d’Ions Lourds (GANIL), Caen (France)
  7. Northern Border University, Arar (Saudi Arabia)
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Explosive stellar environments such as neutron star mergers, supernovae and X-ray bursts contribute significantly to the synthesis of many chemical elements known in the universe. Understanding the underlying explosion mechanisms and stellar conditions, as well as the observed signatures of chemical elements at a variety of these sites require a considerable effort from the nuclear physics community. An overview of several explosive stellar environments have been summarized, along with brief highlights of recent experimental efforts to better constrain the nucleosynthesis from these environments using recent advances of rare isotope beam facilities and measurement techniques.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; 89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
2574279
Journal Information:
European Physical Journal. A, Hadrons and Nuclei (Online), Journal Name: European Physical Journal. A, Hadrons and Nuclei (Online) Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 61; ISSN 1434-601X
Publisher:
Springer NatureCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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