Speaker
Joachim Goerres
(University of Notre Dame and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics)
Description
Alpha-induced reactions play an important role in a variety of
astrophysical environments. They provide the neutron sources for the
main s-process which takes place in highly convective AGB stars and
for the weak process during core Helium burning in massive stars.
In addition, alpha induced reactions on 15O and 18Ne provide a
break-out from the CNO cycle which is important for the dynamics of
explosive Hydrogen burning. To illuminate experimental difficulties
in determinating reaction rates results of recent and ongoing
experiments will be presented and future developments at the Nuclear
Structure Laboratory at Notre Dame will be discussed.
Author
Joachim Goerres
(University of Notre Dame and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics)
