Nuclear Seminars
Title: |
JINA REACLIB in Type-I X-ray Bursts |
Speaker: |
Dr. Richard H. Cyburt |
Institute: |
NSCL, Michigan State University |
Date: |
Monday, September 8, 2008 |
Time: |
4:00 p.m. |
Place: |
NSH 124 |
Abstract:
Nuclear astrophysics requires
knowledge of experiments, observations and models. Of particular
importance is nuclear physics input, in the form of thermonuclear
reaction rates, weak decay rates and nuclear masses. This
interchange between theory and experiment and observations
is quite prevalent in studies of the explosions on neutron
star surfaces, known as X-ray bursts. The Joint Institute
for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA) REACLIB Project, is an ongoing
effort to maintain the most current and accurate library
of thermonuclear reaction rates and ground state weak decay
rates.
A consequence of updating rates, is that old rates are kept
as optional rate versions for users. We have just finished
a round of updating and have created 2 new snapshot libraries,
V0.5 and V1.0. Both libraries contain the newest experimental-based
rates and differ only in the statistical model reaction
rates adopted. I will discuss the biggest changes to these
libraries and explore the impact they have on X-ray burst
predictions. Our studies can be used by experimentalists/observers/theorists
to improve our understanding of these bursts.
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Topic |
Date |
Speaker |
| Measurements of Nuclear Astrophysics Reactions in CIAE |
Aug. 4, 2008 |
W.P. Liu
CIAE, China Institute of Atomic Energy, China |
| Study
of Nuclear Weak Response by Using Strong Interaction |
Aug. 5, 2008 |
Yoshitaka Fujita
Osaka University, Japan |
| Studies on nuclear structure on and away from the stability line |
Aug. 18, 2008 |
Maitreyee Saha Sarkar
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India |
| JINA
REACLIB in Type-I X-ray Bursts |
Sept. 8, 2008 |
Richard H. Cyburt
NSCL, Michigan State University |
| Reaction Rates for Dense Matter Burning |
Sept. 15, 2008 |
Mary Beard
University of Notre Dame, IN |
| Nucleosynthesis Modes in the High-Entropy-Wind of Core-Collapse Supernovae |
Oct. 27, 2008 |
Khalil Farouqi
University of Chicago, IL |
| Colloquium:
Expanding universe and shrinking budgets...what they mean for planning your research |
Dec. 3, 2008 |
Prof. Ani Aprahamian
University of Notre Dame |
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