Nuclei in the Cosmos: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Nuclear Astrophysics, held in Karlsruhe, Germany, 6-10 July 1992

by Kappeler; F

• ISBN13: 9780750302609
• ISBN10: 0750302607
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-01-01
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Nuclei in the Cosmos, a volume of conference papers, gathers together astronomers, astrophysicists, and nuclear physicists for a thorough discussion of nucleosynthesis, its role in the evolution of the universe, and its intriguing possibilities as a diagnostic tool for stellar interiors. Nineteen invited papers provide a solid review of nucleosynthesis topics, and approximately another 70 papers bring you up-to-date on the forefront of research in this quickly-developing area.

Table of Contents

Preface
The processes of nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution as observed in stars: three examples	p. 3
The surface composition of chemically peculiar stars	p. 17
Orbital elements of a new sample of barium stars	p. 29
CNO in yellow supergiants	p. 35
Neutron-rich species in the halo cool dwarf G14-32	p. 41
The Li-rich giant CPD-55[superscript 0]395: Li enrichment in the Galaxy	p. 43
Interstellar lithium and the ([superscript 7]Li/[superscript 6]Li) ratio toward [rho] Oph	p. 47
The ESO key programme on supernovae: a systematic approach to supernova studies	p. 53
Observations in circumstellar envelopes	p. 65
Chemical and isotopic composition of cosmic rays	p. 79
Elemental and isotopic composition of the cosmic radiation measured with the balloon experiment ALICE	p. 91
An overview about initial results from the Compton observatory GRO	p. 97
Isotopic astronomy from anomalies in meteorites: Recent advances and new frontiers	p. 113
s-Process isotope abundance anomalies in meteoritic silicon carbide: new data	p. 127
Present experimental evidence for 'last minute' nucleosynthesis in solar matter	p. 133
Charged-particle thermonuclear reactions	p. 139
The electron screening effect on boron (p,alpha)-reactions; search for a low energy resonance	p. 147
Status report on the project Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics (LUNA)	p. 153
Studies of the nuclear reaction [superscript 19]F(p, [alpha][gamma])[superscript 16]O in the proton energy range [actual symbol not reproducible] MeV	p. 155
Angular distribution and yield studies of the [superscript 19(Fp, [alpha][gamma])[superscsript 16]O and [superscript 7]Li(p,[alpha])[superscript 4]He nuclear reactions in the proton energy range [actual symbol not reproducible] MeV	p. 161
Astrophysical S-factors for the radiative capture reaction [superscript 6]Li(p,[gamma][subscript 1])[superscript 7]Be* at low energies	p. 169
The [superscript 10]B(p,[alpha][subscript 0])[superscript 7]Be reaction at thermonuclear energies	p. 175
Recent results from the [superscript 11]B(n,[alpha]) reaction	p. 181
Resonance effects in [superscript 6]Li(d,p)[superscript 7]Li and [superscript 6]Li(d,n)[superscript 7]Li mirror reactions at low energies	p. 185
Low energy resonances in [superscript 18]O+[alpha] and [superscript 22]Ne+[alpha]	p. 191
Investigation of neutron producing ([alpha],n)-reactions relevant for the astrophysical s- and r-process	p. 197
s-Process studies with improved cross sections	p. 203
Neutron capture rates of light nuclei and stellar evolution	p. 215
Nucleosynthesis in the Cd-In-Sn region	p. 219
High resolution [superscript 138]Ba(n,[gamma]) measurements	p. 227
Neutron induced reactions followed by charged particles emission	p. 233
Investigation of the [superscript 14]N(n,p)[superscript 14]C reaction filter technique	p. 239
Measurement of the [actual symbol not reproducible] reaction cross-section	p. 243
Determination of the [actual symbol not reproducible] and [actual symbol not reproducible] reaction cross-sections	p. 247
[superscript 17]O(n,[alpha])[superscript 14]C - Bottle-neck for primordial nucleosynthesis?	p. 253
Neutron capture cross-sections and gamma-ray strength functions	p. 259
Radioactive nuclear beams for astrophysics	p. 267
The [beta]-delayed [alpha] spectrum of [superscript 16]N and the low-energy extrapolation of the [superscript 12]C9[alpha],[gamma])[superscript 16]O cross section	p. 275
Prospects for studies of astrophysical interest with radioactive ion beams	p. 287
Measurement of resonance widths in [superscript 20]Na using the [superscript 19]Ne + p elastic scattering	p. 295
Measurement of the [superscript 13]N(d,n)[superscript 14]O reaction cross section	p. 299
Breakup of light ion projectiles - astrophysical interest	p. 303
What are the conditions for the application of the Coulomb dissociation approach in nuclear astrophysics?	p. 309
Astrophysical radiative capture cross sections: Measurements using the breakup of radioactive beams	p. 317
E1 and E2 contributions to the [actual symbol not reproducible] Coulomb dissociation cross section in semiclassical and quantum mechanical calculations	p. 323
Nuclear data for unstable isotopes	p. 329
Nuclear reaction cycles in explosive hydrogen burning	p. 343
Nuclear structure far from stability and isotopic r-process abundances	p. 349
[Beta]-Decay half-lives of neutron-rich isotopes of Fe, Co, Ni involved in the beginning of the r-process	p. 357
Stellar weak interaction rates for nuclei with A]60	p. 363
Microscopic models for nuclear reaction rates	p. 369
Properties of nuclei in astrophysical environments binding energies, weak-interaction rates	p. 381
Potential model and folding procedure: a new method of calculating astrophysical S-factors	p. 393
Interpretation of rapidly rotating pulsars	p. 399
Extrapability of nuclear mass models	p. 405
Enhancement of nuclear level density due to collective excitations	p. 411
Calculating charge change cross sections	p. 417
The influence of one neighbour ion on a reacting pair in dense stellar matter	p. 419
Alpha-alpha bremsstrahlung in a microscopic model	p. 423
New limits T[subscript 1/2] for 2[beta]-decay of [superscript 116]Cd and for 0[nu][beta][superscript +]/electron capture of [superscript 106]Cd	p. 429
Primordial nucleosynthesis and beryllium	p. 435
Inhomogeneous universes from lattice QCD with dynamical quarks	p. 441
The chemical evolution of galaxies	p. 447
Effects of incomplete mixing in the interstellar medium on the secondary elements	p. 459
Galactic abundance gradients: application of the simple model of chemical evolution	p. 465
LiBeB production by cosmic rays	p. 471
The chemical evolution and abundance gradients in galaxy disks	p. 479
Influence of new rates for the main s-process neutron sources in massive stars	p. 487
s-Process nucleosynthesis in massive stars as a function of the metallicity	p. 493
Constraints to the weak s-component from nucleosynthesis in massive stars	p. 497
Synthesis of [superscript 19]F in the He-burning zones of massive stars	p. 503
Analysis of the double neutron pulse model in TP-AGB stars	p. 509
Nucleosynthesis and mixing in C and Ba stars	p. 515
Energy generation in convective shells of low mass, low metallicity AGB stars	p. 521
SiC particles from AGB stars: Mg burning and the s-process	p. 525
Galactic chemical evolution: the intermediate mass elements	p. 531
The r-process in the hot bubble	p. 545
Gamma-ray emission from the late detonation model for the type Ia supernova 1991T	p. 557
Nucleosynthesis in type Ia supernovae: effects of non-spherical detonations	p. 563
Nucleosynthesis in type Ia supernovae	p. 569
The p-process and type Ia supernovae	p. 575
Relative frequencies of type Ia and type II supernovae in the Galaxy, LMC, and SMC	p. 581
Explosive nucleosynthesis in massive stars: 13-70 M[actual symbol not reproducible] stars	p. 587
The r-process: at last some results with microscopic nuclear predictions	p. 595
Nucleosynthesis in neutrino driven type-II supernovae	p. 601
Nuclear statistical equilibrium, neutron-rich [alpha]-rich freeze out and the r-process	p. 607
p-Process nucleosynthesis in pair creation supernovae	p. 613
Nucleosynthesis in massive Thorne-Zytkow objects	p. 619
Nucleosynthesis from accreting white dwarfs	p. 623
Status of solar neutrino experiments	p. 629
List of Participants	p. 640
Author Index	p. 645
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