Nuclear astrophysics: a course of lectures

Cover......Page 1
Half title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
 1.1 Introduction......Page 12
 1.2 Nuclear Physics......Page 17
  1.2.1 Branching of Radioactivity......Page 18
  1.2.2 Binding energy......Page 19
  1.2.3 Nuclear Reactions......Page 22
  1.2.4 Reaction Q-value......Page 23
  1.2.5 a decay......Page 24
  1.2.6 ß-decay and electron capture......Page 26
  1.2.7 .-decay......Page 28
  1.2.8 Nuclear fusion......Page 29
  1.2.9 The Coulomb barrier......Page 31
  1.2.10 Reaction rate in a medium......Page 37
  1.2.11 Compound nuclear hypothesis......Page 39
  1.2.12 Breit-Wigners one-level formula......Page 42
  1.2.13 Cross-sections and their derivations......Page 43
 1.3 Particle physics......Page 48
 1.4 Astrophysics......Page 51
 1.5 Scopes of nuclear astrophysics......Page 52
 2.1 Introduction......Page 62
 2.2 Primordial nucleosynthesis......Page 68
 2.3 Stellar nucleosynthesis up to iron (A = 60......Page 74
 2.4 Stellar nucleosynthesis beyond iron(A>60......Page 82
 3.1 Introduction......Page 94
 3.2 Hydrogen burning and p-p (proton-proton) chain......Page 96
 3.3 CNO Cycles......Page 98
 3.4 The Hot CNO Cycle and the Rapid Proton Process......Page 102
 3.5 The Early rp–Process and Bottleneck Reactions......Page 105
 3.7 The Triple-a Process......Page 106
 3.9 The s and r-Neutron Processes......Page 108
 4.1 Introduction......Page 114
  4.2.1 Thermonuclear Reaction Rates......Page 115
  4.2.2 Nuclear Reaction Networks......Page 118
  4.2.3 Burning Processes in Stellar Environments......Page 120
  4.3.1 Choice of Target......Page 123
  4.3.2 Choice of detectors......Page 124
  4.3.3 Recoil separators......Page 128
  4.3.4 Ground State Properties......Page 129
  4.3.5 Resonances Properties......Page 130
  4.3.6 Transfer Reactions......Page 132
 4.4 Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics......Page 133
  4.4.1 Energy ranges for measurement of cross-sections......Page 135
  4.4.2 Radioactive Beams......Page 136
  4.4.3 In-Flight Separators......Page 139
 4.5 Cross Section Predictions and Reaction Rates......Page 141
  4.5.1 Thermonuclear Rates from Statistical Model Calculations ......Page 143
  4.5.2 Astrophysical S-factors of radiative capture reactions......Page 153
  4.5.3 Sub-barrier fusion and selective resonant tunneling cross section......Page 157
 4.6 Weak-Interaction Rates......Page 166
  4.6.1 Electron Capture and ß-Decay......Page 167
  4.6.2 Neutrino-Induced Reactions......Page 170
 5.1 Introduction......Page 178
 5.2 Explosive H-Burning......Page 180
 5.3 Explosive He-Burning......Page 184
 5.5 Explosive O-Burning......Page 186
 5.6 Explosive Si-Burning......Page 187
 5.7 The r-Process......Page 190
 6.1 Introduction......Page 194
 6.2 General Scenario......Page 199
 6.3 Role of weak-Interaction rates in presupernova evolution......Page 201
 6.4 The Role of Electron Capture During Collapse......Page 203
 6.5 Neutrino-Induced Processes During a Supernova Collapse......Page 209
 6.6 Type II Supernovae Nucleosynthesis......Page 210
Chapter7 Basic Components of Astrophysical r-Process......Page 220
 7.1 Role of Nuclear Physics in the r-process......Page 221
 7.2 Parameters controlling the r-process......Page 224
  7.3.1 Type II Supernovae......Page 225
  7.3.3 r-Process Overview......Page 227
 8.1 Introduction......Page 232
 8.2 Nova Explosions......Page 233
 8.3 X-Ray Bursts......Page 236
 8.4 Thermonuclear Runaway......Page 237
 8.5 The rp-Process......Page 240
 8.7 Accretion Processes on Neutron Stars and Black holes......Page 242
 9.1 Introduction......Page 244
 9.2 Life cycle of Stars......Page 245
 10.1 Introduction......Page 256
 10.3 Major Areas of Application of CNA......Page 260
  10.3.4 Planetary, stellar and galactic-dynamics......Page 261
  10.3.6 Stellar Structure Codes......Page 262
  10.3.9 Codes for Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics......Page 263
  10.3.11Numerical Analysis......Page 264
  10.3.13Relevant History......Page 265
 11.1 Introduction......Page 268
 11.2 Key challenges......Page 270
 11.3 Demand for infrastructure expansion......Page 271
 11.4 Progress Scenario......Page 274
  11.4.1 Available Data Resources......Page 276
  11.4.2 Future Data Developments......Page 277
  11.5.1 Astronomical observatories......Page 280
  11.5.2 Benefit to theory and computation......Page 281
  11.5.3 Benefit to the society......Page 282
Index......Page 284