JINA-REACLIB Thermonuclear Reaction Database

Dr. David Neto
Postdoctoral Fellow
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
Michigan State University

Astrophysical models and simulations depend on a wide range of nuclear data: from masses, half-lives, levels, spins, and reaction rates. The JINA-REACLIB database, now a CeNAM project, is an ongoing effort to maintain a current, accurate, and publicly available library of thermonuclear reaction rates for astrophysical applications. In this talk, I will give a brief history of JINA-REACLIB before discussing the new workflow for collecting, reviewing, and evaluating nuclear physics data relevant for thermonuclear reaction rates. The current data pipeline and changes to increase the evaluation throughput and reduce the backlog of rates to be updated will be discussed. In addition to providing an overview of the progress of upcoming updates of several reaction rates. Finally, I will conclude with a preview of potential updates to the REACLIB database, including uncertainties, expanded format options, and highlight the need and opportunity for community input and feedback.

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