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Nuclear Physics of X-ray Bursts
Yi Xu, Hendrik Schatz, Rita Lau +2
Thermonuclear X-ray bursts from the surface of accreting neutron stars are the most common astrophysical explosions in our galaxy. They provide a unique window into the physics of…
Competing decay modes and stability analysis of superheavy nuclei with Z = 120 using relativistic mean-field approach
Nishu Jain, M. Bhuyan, P. Mohr +1
We systematically study the competition between α-decay and spontaneous fission in even-even superheavy nuclei with (Z=120) and 256 \leq A \leq 304 within the preformed cluster-dec…
Detailed Study of the Cu(p,Ni Reaction and Constraints on Its Astrophysical Reaction Rate
E. Lopez-Saavedra, M. L. Avila, W. -J. Ong +20
The CuNi reaction plays an important role in explosive astrophysical scenarios such as Type I X-ray bursts and the -process in neutrino-driven winds followin…
Direct Measurement of the CuNi Excitation Function to Constrain the Ni--Cu Cycle Strength and Its Impact on Explosive Nucleosynthesis
E. Lopez-Saavedra, M. L. Avila, W. -J. Ong +21
A new direct measurement of the 59Cu(p,a)56Ni excitation function from 2.43-5.88 MeV in the center-of-mass was performed in inverse kinematics using the high-efficiency MUSIC activ…