Effect of nuclear structure on Type Ia supernova nucleosynthesis
arXiv:nucl-th/0012027 · doi:10.1016/S0375-9474(01)00695-9
Abstract
The relationship among nuclear structure, the weak processes in nuclei, and astrophysics becomes quite apparent in supernova explosion and nucleosynthesis studies. In this brief article, I report on progress made in the last few years on calculating electron capture and beta-decay rates in iron-group nuclei. I also report on applications of these rates to Type-Ia nucleosynthesis studies.
To appear in the proceedings of Nuclei In the Cosmos 2000