First direct measurement of ${}^{59}$Cu(p,$\alpha$)${}^{56}$Ni: A step towards constraining the Ni-Cu cycle in the Cosmos

J. S. Randhawa, R. Kanungo, J. Refsgaard +34

Reactions on the proton-rich nuclides drive the nucleosynthesis in Core-Collapse Supernovae (CCSNe) and in X-ray bursts (XRBs). CCSNe eject the nucleosynthesis products to the inte…