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When tracing our origins back to the Big Bang, the transition from a three element (H, He, Li) Universe, to a chemically diverse cosmos of 82 long-lived elements, stands out in significance.
One goal of JINA-CEE is to explore the open questions surrounding this transition, including:
- What are the nuclear reactions and stellar environments producing the isotopes in the first billion years and how can we study these processes in the laboratory?
- What are their individual contributions?
- How do these nuclear and astrophysical processes interact and evolve as the abundance levels increase?
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CaNPAN Hosts 2024 Annual Meeting at TRIUMF
May 14, 2024
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Astrophysicists find evidence for the presence of…
Oct 03, 2022
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Reconstructing Supernova Explosions with Physics-B…
Dec 20, 2021
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State-of-the-Art i-process Simulations and the Que…
Dec 20, 2021
![The Status and Future of Direct Nuclear Reaction Measurements for Stellar Burning](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2021-12/1_StellarBurning.jpg?itok=ekJAHETZ)
The Status and Future of Direct Nuclear Reaction M…
Dec 20, 2021
![JINA-CEE Newsletter (August 2021)](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2021-08/X-ray-Binaryvertical.jpeg?itok=sIQInhUL)
JINA-CEE Newsletter (August 2021)
Aug 09, 2021
![The 19F(p,g)20Ne and 19F(p,a)16O Reaction Rates and their Effect on Calcium Production in Population III Stars](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2021-07/NASA140511main_WMAP_first_stars_print.jpeg?itok=5J1uxt0Y)
The 19F(p,g)20Ne and 19F(p,a)16O Reaction Rates an…
Jun 01, 2021
![Research Shows Chemically Unique Metal-poor Stars Across the Milky Way Born in the Same Smaller Galaxies](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2021-06/LowResAdiv_ViaLactea2020.jpg?itok=uKh1yvY3)
Research Shows Chemically Unique Metal-poor Stars…
May 10, 2021
![JINA-CEE Newsletter (March 2021)](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2021-04/cover-1920.jpg?itok=k8B1Yl2E)
JINA-CEE Newsletter (March 2021)
Apr 05, 2021
![Meteorites Remember Conditions of Stellar Explosions](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2021-02/image_2173-Solar-System-Water.jpg?itok=RBlU4zg1)
Meteorites Remember Conditions of Stellar Explosio…
Feb 26, 2021
![JINA Horizons](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2021-01/Poster_cropped.png?itok=u7gCQ27_)
JINA Horizons
Jan 21, 2021
![JINA-CEE Newsletter (December 2020)](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2021-01/cover_detail.png?itok=dopPYyj-)
JINA-CEE Newsletter (December 2020)
Jan 13, 2021
![Supernova Surprise Creates Elemental Mystery](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2020-12/CasA.jpg?itok=8WsdnJjb)
Supernova Surprise Creates Elemental Mystery
Dec 03, 2020
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Supernova light curves and spectra: Results from a…
Nov 06, 2020
![The R-Process Alliance is Decoding the Mysteries of the Oldest Stars in the Milky Way](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2020-07/LasCampanasObservatory.png?itok=KpJ3sSgy)
The R-Process Alliance is Decoding the Mysteries o…
Jul 17, 2020
![JINA-CEE Newsletter (June 2020)](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2020-06/151_exoplanet_nasa_0.jpg?itok=Ytj881wp)
JINA-CEE Newsletter (June 2020)
Jun 16, 2020
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Using a nuclear accelerator to hunt for exoplanets…
May 22, 2020
![Underground laboratory CASPAR successfully completes first experimental campaigns](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2020-04/HECTOR.jpg?itok=HD59UgFT)
Underground laboratory CASPAR successfully complet…
Apr 30, 2020
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Composition and ashes of Type I X-ray Bursts are a…
May 01, 2020
![JINA-CEE Newsletter (December 2019)](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2020-01/Cover.jpeg?itok=hOam0jUc)
JINA-CEE Newsletter (December 2019)
Jan 09, 2020
![Traces of Gold in Early Universe](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2019-10/Benoit_pressrelease.jpg?itok=0bpT5kao)
Traces of Gold in Early Universe
Jun 21, 2019
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Explosions of universe’s first stars spewed powerf…
May 08, 2019
![CASPAR secures funding to continue operations](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2019-09/CASPARteam.png?itok=vVXB2zyH)
CASPAR secures funding to continue operations
Sep 30, 2019
![JINA-CEE Newsletter (September 2019)](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2019-09/NS_BlackHole_NASA.jpg?itok=PiX2Qm4Z)
JINA-CEE Newsletter (September 2019)
Sep 16, 2019
![Rapidly-Accreting White Dwarfs and the i-Process in a Galactic Chemical Evolution Context](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-10/fig_1.jpg?itok=XSC3hk6y)
Rapidly-Accreting White Dwarfs and the i-Process i…
Oct 31, 2018
![Using the Gaia satellite to study the environment of the r-process](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-10/fig10_0.jpg?itok=A6em3cvV)
Using the Gaia satellite to study the environment…
Oct 22, 2018
![Neutrinos Before Collapse](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-07/NeutrinosBeforeCollapse.png?itok=Hz4xBJnK)
Neutrinos Before Collapse
Apr 20, 2018
![A Speed Trap For Nuclei](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-06/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-12%20at%203.06.09%20PM.png?itok=0LW-JB7k)
A Speed Trap For Nuclei
Sep 02, 2015
Enhanced or Not Enhanced – That is the Question: L…
Jan 01, 2015
![Discovery of the Brightest Ultra-Metal Poor Star](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/metal-poor.png?itok=t6YOxOji)
Discovery of the Brightest Ultra-Metal Poor Star
Jan 25, 2015
![Hubble Space Telescope Near-Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Bright CEMP-s Stars](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/telescope_0.png?itok=Fkonde55)
Hubble Space Telescope Near-Ultraviolet Spectrosco…
Jan 23, 2015
![The First Age Map of the Galactic Halo](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/map.png?itok=xtdIzOPC)
The First Age Map of the Galactic Halo
Oct 01, 2015
Super-AGB stars: A Nuclear Astrophysics Site for t…
Sep 01, 2015
![Predicting Charged-Particle Reaction Rates with HABANERO](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/neutron-detector.png?itok=FXTdxa_F)
Predicting Charged-Particle Reaction Rates with HA…
Jun 01, 2015
The Impact of Individual Nuclear Properties on R-P…
Dec 31, 2015
![Uncertainties in Galactic Chemical Evolution Models](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/star-cycle.png?itok=mdXtyO9C)
Uncertainties in Galactic Chemical Evolution Model…
Jan 01, 2016
![Broken Neutron Link in the Sky](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/nuetron.png?itok=ZzRV3Jsn)
Broken Neutron Link in the Sky
Dec 31, 2016
![Islands of Non-Explodability and Chemical Evolution](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/black-hole.png?itok=dFvU-pDD)
Islands of Non-Explodability and Chemical Evolutio…
Mar 01, 2017
![First CASPAR beam on the horizon](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/casper.png?itok=X8f09SKb)
First CASPAR beam on the horizon
Jun 01, 2017
Following the Cosmic Evolution Of Pristine Gas
May 01, 2017
![Nuclear experimentalists, theorists, and astrophysicists constrain reaction rates necessary for understanding how massive stars explode](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/crab-nebula.png?itok=3Qj7wHiS)
Nuclear experimentalists, theorists, and astrophys…
Jul 01, 2017
![Probing Nuclear Astrophysics with Chemical Evolution](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/sculptor-galaxy.png?itok=ueZh93j5)
Probing Nuclear Astrophysics with Chemical Evoluti…
Aug 01, 2017
![Nuclear Physics Is Needed To Predict White Dwarf Properties](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/white-dwarf-star.png?itok=7uZakt1n)
Nuclear Physics Is Needed To Predict White Dwarf P…
Jul 01, 2016
New 3-D Model Could Solve Supernova Mystery
Apr 01, 2015
![CASPAR Accelerator Assembled Underground](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/caspar-acc.png?itok=7u6XHblV)
CASPAR Accelerator Assembled Underground
Feb 01, 2015
![Weak-Rate Library for Astrophysical Simulations](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/nova2.png?itok=ob9OVfHJ)
Weak-Rate Library for Astrophysical Simulations
Aug 08, 2016
![Tracing the Origins of Stardust in the Nuclear Physics Lab](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/nova.png?itok=seC90pLh)
Tracing the Origins of Stardust in the Nuclear Phy…
Aug 08, 2016
![New Evidence for the i-process in the Early Galaxy](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/telescope.png?itok=xQcOv_aw)
New Evidence for the i-process in the Early Galaxy
Aug 08, 2016
![A rare and prolific r-process event preserved in an ancient dwarf galaxy](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/dark-energy.png?itok=Npeg5oZv)
A rare and prolific r-process event preserved in a…
Aug 08, 2016
![A New Study of One of the First Stars](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/supernova-remnant.png?itok=wxLQuqR6)
A New Study of One of the First Stars
May 12, 2016
![Low-mass supernova triggered the formation of our solar system](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/sc-solarclouds.png?itok=08mH9MMz)
Low-mass supernova triggered the formation of our…
Dec 07, 2016
![Impact of (α, n) reactions on weak r-process in neutrino-driven winds](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/supernova-explosion_0.png?itok=IbecFr6x)
Impact of (α, n) reactions on weak r-process in ne…
Apr 19, 2017
i-process Nucleosynthesis and Mass Retention Effic…
May 22, 2017
![Advanced LIGO and the Origin of the r-Process](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/LIGO_1.png?itok=6Q3zkAhM)
Advanced LIGO and the Origin of the r-Process
Jun 08, 2017
![First Beam and Inauguration of CASPAR](/sites/default/files/styles/large_image/public/2018-05/CASPAR.png?itok=2E8rCU_L)
First Beam and Inauguration of CASPAR
Aug 07, 2017
Connecting the Dots: From Nucleosynthesis in Early…
Dec 18, 2017