Experimental challenge to nuclear physics problems in the νp-process

S. Kubono, Dam N. Binh, S. Hayakawa, T. Hashimoto, D. M. Kahl, H. Yamaguchi, Y. Wakabayashi, T. Teranishi, N. Iwasa, T. Komatsubara, S. Kato, A. Chen, S. Cherubini, S. H. Choi, I. S. Hahn, J. J. He, Le H. Khiem, C. S. Lee, Y. K. Kwon, S. WanajoH. T. Janka

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Abstract

Astrophysical stellar reactions at extremely high temperatures involve a variety of problems both in nuclear reactions and nuclear structures. Specifically, the problems in the νpprocess were discussed in this talk based on our recent experimental results with low-energy RI beams and a simulation study. The νp-process is one of the key processes for investigating the mechanism of type II supernovae, and the process could be possibly responsible for "the excess production" of p-nuclei around mass 90-100. Alpha cluster resonances have been discovered experimentally to play a crucial role for the stellar (α, p) reactions just above the alpha threshold. Neutron induced reactions in the proton-rich nuclear regions in the νp-process are also suggested to play an important role, which involve nuclear structures of high level density at high excitation energies, probably giant resonances. The discussion also covered the p-nuclei production through the νp-process at around mass 100.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOrigin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies 2011
Pages189-196
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventInternational Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolutions of Galaxies 2011, OMEG 2011 - Wako, Japan
Duration: 2011 Nov 142011 Nov 17

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1484
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolutions of Galaxies 2011, OMEG 2011
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityWako
Period11/11/1411/11/17

Keywords

  • The νp-process
  • breakout of the pp chain
  • cluster nucleosynthesis
  • low-energy RI beam
  • neutron induced reactions
  • nuclear structure of p-rich nuclei
  • p-nuclei production
  • αp-process

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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