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Novel Techniques for Constraining Neutron-capture Rates relevant to Heavy-element Nucleosynthesis
Therese RenstrømGry Merete TvetenL.c. CampoSunniva SiemD. L. BleuelStylianos NikasA. SpyrouBenjamin P. CriderRaymond A. LewisMatthew MumpowerAaron CoutureM. WiedekingF. NaqviShea MosbyAndreas GörgenRebecca SurmanSean LiddickAnn-cecilie LarsenSimon J. QuinnB. RubioMagne GuttormsenChristopher ProkopChristopher ProkopV. W. IngebergAlexander DombosGeorgios PerdikakisGeorgios Perdikakissubject
Nuclear physicsPhysicsFocus (computing)Neutron captureInverse kinematicsNucleosynthesisStrength functionHeavy elementNuclear Experimentdescription
In this contribution we discuss new experimental approaches to indirectly provide information on neutron-capture rates relevant to the $r$-process. In particular, we focus on applications of the Oslo method to extract fundamental nuclear properties for reaction-rate calculations: the nuclear level density and the $\gamma$ strength function. Two methods are discussed in detail, the Oslo method in inverse kinematics and the beta-Oslo method. These methods present a first step towards constraining neutron-capture rates of importance to the $r$-process.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-04 | Proceedings of The 26th International Nuclear Physics Conference — PoS(INPC2016) |