Abstract
In nova and X-ray burst nucleosynthesis, waiting points are nuclei in the reaction path which delay the nuclear flow towards heavier nuclei, typically because of a weak proton capture reaction and a long β+ lifetime. Waiting points can influence the energy generation and final abundances synthesized in these explosions. We have constructed a systematic, quantitative set of criteria to identify rp-process waiting points, and use them to search for waiting points in post-processing simulations of novae and X-ray bursts. These criteria have been incorporated into the Computational Infrastructure for Nuclear Astrophysics, online at nucastrodata.org, to enable anyone to run customized searches for waiting points.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies - 10th International Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies |
| Subtitle of host publication | From the Dawn of Universe to the Formation of Solar System, OMEG 2007 |
| Editors | Toshitaka Kajino, Takuma Suda, Takaya Nozawa, Akira Ohnishi, Masayuki Y. Fujimoto, Shigeru Kubono, Kiyoshi Kato |
| Publisher | American Institute of Physics Inc. |
| Pages | 415-417 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780735405370 |
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| State | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 10th International Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies: From the Dawn of Universe to the Formation of Solar System, OMEG 2007 - Sapporo, Japan Duration: Dec 4 2007 → Dec 7 2007 |
Publication series
| Name | AIP Conference Proceedings |
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| Volume | 1016 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0094-243X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1551-7616 |
Conference
| Conference | 10th International Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies: From the Dawn of Universe to the Formation of Solar System, OMEG 2007 |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Sapporo |
| Period | 12/4/07 → 12/7/07 |
Funding
ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725. TS was partially supported by the ORISE HERE program.
Keywords
- Nova
- Nucleosynthesis
- Waiting point8reaction network
- X-ray burst