3 papers
nucl-ex2026
Implications for Type Ia Supernova Nucleosynthesis from an Experimentally Constrained ON Reaction Rate
M. Alruwaili, C. Fougeres, A. M. Laird +13
The ON reaction plays a key role in shaping the -particle abundance during explosive oxygen burning in Type Ia supernovae. By enhancing -production, this r…
astro-ph.HE2025
Enhanced Nuclear Binding Near the Proton Dripline Opens Possible Bypass of the rp-process Waiting Point
Z. Meisel, W. -J. Ong, J. S. Randhawa
We performed astrophysics model calculations with updated nuclear data to identify a possible bypass of the waiting-point, a defining feature of the rapid-proton ca…
nucl-ex2025
First measurement of 87Rb(α, xn) cross sections at weak r-process energies in supernova ν-driven ejecta to investigate elemental abundances in low-metallicity stars
C. Fougères, M. L. Avila, A. Psaltis +18
Observed abundances of Z ~ 40 elements in metal-poor stars vary from star to star, indicating that the rapid and slow neutron capture processes may not contribute alone to the synt…