Beta decay studies of r-process nuclei at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
Nuclear Experiment
2009-04-14 v1
Abstract
The impact of nuclear physics on astrophysical r-process models is discussed, emphasizing the importance of beta-decay properties of neutron-rich nuclei. Several r-process motivated beta-decay experiments performed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory are presented. The experiments include the measurement of beta-decay half-lives and neutron emission probabilities of nuclei in regions around Ni-78; Se-90; Zr-106 and Rh-120, as well as spectroscopic studies of Pd-120. A summary on the different experimental techniques employed, data analysis, results and impact on model calculations is presented.
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@article{arxiv.0901.1802,
title = {Beta decay studies of r-process nuclei at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory},
author = {J. Pereira and A. Aprahamian and O. Arndt and A. Becerril and T. Elliot and A. Estrade and D. Galaviz and S. Hennrich and P. Hosmer and R. Kessler and K. -L. Kratz and G. Lorusso and P. F. Mantica and M. Matos and F. Montes and P. Santi and B. Pfeiffer and M. Quinn and H. Schatz and F. Schertz and L. Schnorrenberger and E. Smith and B. E. Tomlin and W. Walters and A. Wohr},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.1802},
year = {2009}
}
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10 pages, 5 figurs, Conference proceeding (PoS)