Indirect and direct measurements for the s-process featuring Philip Adsley

Hosted by: Javier Mas Ruiz

Abstract: Nuclear physics provides vital inputs into understanding the chemical evolution of the universe. Thermonuclear reaction rates strongly depend on nuclear data such as the properties of nuclear states. In this talk, I will discuss how information about important nuclear states can be determined using experiments with stable beams with a focus on the s-process. The s-process depends sensitively on how many neutrons are available for the synthesis of new elements. This means that we must know how many neutrons are made and how many are absorbed by poisons. I will briefly review the state of neutron production in the burning of neon-22 and discuss some interesting recent results on neutron recycling in helium-induced reactions on oxygen-17.