From dripline to dripline: Nuclear astrophysics in the laboratory

Abstract

For the better part of a century the field of nuclear astrophysics has aimed to answer fundamental questions about nature, such as the origin of the elements and the behavior of high-density, low-temperature matter. Sustained and concerted efforts in nuclear experiment have been key to achieving progress in these areas and will continue to be so. Here I will briefly review recent accomplishments and open questions in experimental nuclear astrophysics.

Proceedings for invited review to GSI FAIRNESS 2016

References in corpus (10)

• Production of Light Element Primary Process nuclei in neutrino-driven winds
• Dependence of X-Ray Burst Models on Nuclear Reaction Rates
• Neutron Reactions in Astrophysics
• Novel technique for constraining r-process (n,$\gamma$) reaction rates
• Nucleosynthesis in Type I X-ray Bursts
• Urca cooling pairs in the neutron star ocean and their effect on superbursts
• Isospin Mixing Reveals ${}^{30}$P($p,\gamma$)${}^{31}$S Resonance Influencing Nova Nucleosynthesis
• Time-of-flight mass measurements of neutron-rich chromium isotopes up to N = 40 and implications for the accreted neutron star crust
• Test of statistical model cross section calculations for $\alpha$-induced reactions on ${}^{107}$Ag at energies of astrophysical interest
• White Paper on Nuclear Astrophysics

Cited by in corpus (2)

• A New Open-Source Nuclear Equation of State Framework based on the Liquid-Drop Model with Skyrme Interaction
• Nuclear Physics of the Outer Layers of Accreting Neutron Stars