Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics - X

Session

Monday - Session 1

5 Sept 2022, 09:30

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Conveners

Monday - Session 1

• Sean John Freeman (CERN)

162. Relating lab-based and space-based science at CERN

Urs Wiedemann (CERN)

05/09/2022, 09:30

Invited

From n_TOF and ISOLDE up to the LHC experiments, a remarkable common denominator of all CERN physics programmes is their interplay with central questions in astrophysics and cosmology. This edition of NPA-X will highlight novel opportunities in precision nucleosynthesis, neutron star physics, cosmic ray physics and chemical stellar evolution that arise from combining the latest observations...

143. Nuclear physics in the N~126 region relevant to the r process

Zsolt Podolyak

05/09/2022, 10:00

Invited

Half of the nuclei heavier than iron were synthetized in the r process. The r-process yield peak at A~195 is linked to the N=126 closed neutron shell. In contrast to lighter mass regions, the r-process waiting point nuclei at N=126 still cannot be studied experimentally, and the yield calculations rely entirely on theoretical nuclear physics properties.
The most neutron rich N=126 nuclei for...

142. Neutron induced cross section measurements

Cristian Massimi (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

05/09/2022, 10:30

Invited

In this presentation, I shall give an overview of neutron-induced cross section measurements at n_TOF, both past and present. A selection of the principal characteristics of the time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN is given together with several examples of measurements of interest to Nuclear Astrophysics.

Finally, I will present some ideas of possible future experiments, including the...