Speaker
Dr
Nobuya Nishimura
(Keele University)
Description
A variety of elements has been synthesised in the evolution of stars and supernovae since the Big-Bang. The thermonuclear nuclear reaction is the physical process responsible for the production of elements, and also drives nuclear-burnings in stellar interiors. We need to know accurate reaction rates to help understand the cosmic origin of elements. In our project, we try to identify “key” nuclear reactions producing heavy nuclei baryon iron, based on large-scale Monte-Carlo simulations. I will show recent results on heavy element nucleosynthesis by the s-process and p-process.
Author
Dr
Nobuya Nishimura
(Keele University)
