3 papers
nucl-th2014
Nuclear masses near that influence -process abundances
M. Mumpower, R. Surman, M. Beard +2
Nuclear masses are one of the key ingredients of nuclear physics that go into astrophysical simulations of the process. Nuclear masses effect -process abundances by entering…
nucl-th2014
The impact of global nuclear mass model uncertainties on -process abundance predictions
M. Mumpower, R. Surman, A. Aprahamian
Rapid neutron capture or `-process' nucleosynthesis may be responsible for half the production of heavy elements above iron on the periodic table. Masses are one of the most imp…
astro-ph.SR2012
The Rare Earth Peak : An Overlooked r-Process Diagnostic
M. Mumpower, G. McLaughlin, R. Surman
The astrophysical site or sites responsible for the r-process of nucleosynthesis still remains an enigma. Since the rare earth region is formed in the latter stages of the r-proces…