Research Highlights - (2009 - 2011)

Here we provide short descriptive summaries of the major accomplishments and highlights of JINA research so far.

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MA 1: Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Evolution Year 2009 - 2011 Neutron-capture nucleosynthesis in stellar combustion Quantifying Kinematic Substructure in the Halo of the Milky Way The Southern Proper Motion Program The Chemical Abundances in the Stellar Halo (CASH) Project Extreme Enhancements of r-process Elements in a Cool Metal-Poor Main-Sequence Star from SDSS/SEGUE Formation and Evolution of the Disk System of the Milky Way: [a/Fe] Ratios and Kinematics of the SEGUE G-Dwarf Sample Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor (CEMP) Stars in the Inner and Outer Halo of the Milky Way Measurement of (g,a) reactions with the STAR bubble chamber: a proof of principle A Jet-Gastarget for the St. George recoil mass separator BD+44:493 A Ninth Magnitude Messenger from the Early Universe Injection of 60Fe into the Solar System Nuclear Astrophysics at HIgS Neutron poisoning efficiency of 16O in the s-process SDSS Imaging Enables Metallicity Maps of the Disks and Halos of the Milky Way Experimental study of 11,12B(n,g) reactions for r-process nucleosynthesis Experimental investigation of the reactions 25Mg(a,n)28Si, 26Mg(a,n)29Si and 18O(a,n)21Ne Oxygen Abundances for a Large Sample of Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars 15N(p,g) Experiment and R-Matrix Analysis Direct Measurement of 69Br Ground State Proton Emission and Implications for the rp-Process The Cross Section of the 14N(p,g)15O Reaction in the CNO Cycle Searches for Unrecognized Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars The Halos of the Milky Way	MA 2: White Dwarf Explosions: Novae and Type Ia Supernovae Year 2009 - 2011 Gamow-Teller transitions from 56Ni Nucleosynthesis of 56Ni in Type Ia Supernova Nuclear Reactions in Supernova Explosions On the Path to Measuring the Neutrino Mass Dimension as a Key to the Neutrino Mechanism of Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions Theoretical Support for the Hydrodynamic Mechanism of Pulsar Kicks Induced Rotation in 3D Simulations of Core- Collapse Supernovae:Implications for Pulsar Spins Gamow-Teller transitions to 64Cu measured with the 64Zn(t,3He) reaction (Image) Fusion Reactions at the Limits of Stability Collisions between two White Dwarfs 3D - The Next Crucial Step in Core-Collapse Supernova Simulations Systematic Influence of 22Ne on Type Ia Supernovae Dynamics Test of extraplating models for heavy Ion fusion reactions at extreme sub-barrier energies Trends in 44Ti and 56Ni from Core-Collapse Supernovaes Systematic Study of a-Optical Potentials for p-Process Mass Measurements with Penning Traps and Reaction Q-values
MA 3: Neutron Stars Year 2009 - 2011 Rapid proton capture waiting points revisited: 97Cd found to have long lived excited state Multi-Zone Models of Superbursts from Accreting Neutron Stars Decay studies of rp-process waiting points 96Cd, 98In, and 100Sn Cooling Neutron Star Crusts “Faster reacting” 12C + 12C: Implications for neutron star superbursts Understanding X-ray Bursts The (a, p)-process in X-Ray Bursts: Reaction rates studied with Radioactive Ion Beams at ATLAS Constraints on Neutron Star Crusts from Oscillations in Giant Flares Possible Resonances in the 12C+12C Fusion Rate and Superburst Ignition Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Multi-species Neutron Star Crust Conductivity Reaction Rate Sensitivity in the Neutrino p-Process	Outreach and Synergy Year 2009 - 2011 Supernovae in a Lab & Messages from Exploding Stars @ Centre Branch, SJCPL Art 2 Science @ Gallistel Language Academy, Chicago IL Art 2 Science After-School @ El Campito & Monroe Circle Community Center Physics Olympics @ MSU Edison School Visit @ Notre Dame Celebrate Science Indiana @ Indianapolis JINA Exhibit ND vs MSU Tailgate @ ND Math, Science, Technology 2011 @ MSU Physics of Atomic Nuclei 2011 @ MSU Art to Science Camp 2011 @ Notre Dame Math, Science, and Technology (MST) Program @ MSU 2010 Physics of the Atomic Nuclei (PAN) Program @ MSU 2010 USA Science & Engineering Festival 2010 The Heart of the Milky Way Revealed by NASA's Great Observatories 2009 Math, Science, and Technology (MST) Program @ MSU 2009 PIXE-PAN 2009 @ Notre Dame Physics of the Atomic Nuclei (PAN) Program @ MSU 2009 Sensing Our World Go Green @ Notre Dame 2009
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