Search Results - "Kaeppeler, F."
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The s-process in low-metallicity stars - II. Interpretation of high-resolution spectroscopic observations with asymptotic giant branch models
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2011)“…High-resolution spectroscopic observations of 100 metal-poor carbon and s-rich stars (CEMP-s) collected from the literature are compared with the theoretical…”
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The s-process in low-metallicity stars - III. Individual analysis of CEMP-s and CEMP-s/r with asymptotic giant branch models
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-05-2012)“…We provide an individual analysis of 94 carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars showing an s-process enrichment (CEMP-s) collected from the literature. The s-process…”
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s-Process in low-metallicity stars – I. Theoretical predictions
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-05-2010)“…A large sample of carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars enriched in s-process elements (CEMP-s) have been observed in the Galactic halo. These stars of low mass (M∼…”
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Critical Reactions in Contemporary Nuclear Astrophysics
Published in Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics (22-09-2012)“…Nuclear reaction rates play a critical role in the understanding of stellar evolution and explosions. However, in many cases nuclear reaction rates still carry…”
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Asymptotic-Giant-Branch Models at Very Low Metallicity
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (01-01-2009)“…In this paper we present the evolution of a low-mass model (initial mass M = 1.5 M⊙) with a very low metal content (Z = 5 × 10−5, equivalent to [Fe/H] =…”
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A compact Ge-BGO coincidence array for ultra-sensitive in-beam gamma spectroscopy
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (11-02-2014)“…Ultra-weak resonances in nuclear reactions impose a challenge on experimentalists. The present work describes the setup used in the first direct measurement of…”
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Monte Carlo simulation of the n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (11-04-2012)“…The n_TOF Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) is a 4π BaF2 segmented detector used at CERN for measuring neutron capture cross-sections of importance for the…”
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The s process: Nuclear physics, stellar models, and observations
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Opportunities for Nuclear Astrophysics at FRANZ
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (01-01-2009)“…The ‘Frankfurter Neutronenquelle am Stern–Gerlach–Zentrum’ (FRANZ), which is currently under development, will be the strongest neutron source in the…”
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Lanthanum: An s- and r-Process Indicator
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-08-2006)“…The neutron capture cross section of super(139)La has been measured at a thermal energy of kT = 5 keV by means of the activation technique. Three irradiations…”
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Neutron Capture Cross Sections for the Weak s Process
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (01-01-2009)“…In past decades a lot of progress has been made towards understanding the main s-process component that takes place in thermally pulsing Asymptotic Giant…”
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Monoenergetic Neutrons for Stellar Applications
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (01-01-2009)“…With modern techniques, neutron-capture cross sections can be determined with uncertainties of a few percent. However, Maxwellian averaged cross sections…”
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Tuning the Re/Os Clock: Stellar-Neutron Cross Sections
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (01-01-2009)“…The neutron-capture cross sections of 186,187Os have been recently measured at the CERN neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF for an improved evaluation of the…”
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Neutron physics with accelerators
Published in Progress in particle and nuclear physics (01-07-2018)“…Neutron-induced nuclear reactions are of key importance for a variety of applications in basic and applied science. Apart from nuclear reactors,…”
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Time-Scales of the s Process: from Minutes to Ages
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (01-01-2009)“…The time scales in the s process appears to be an approriate aspect to discuss at the occasion of Roberto's 70th anniversary, the more as this subject has been…”
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The Weak s-Process in Massive Stars and its Dependence on the Neutron Capture Cross Sections
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-02-2010)“…The slow neutron capture process in massive stars (weak s process) produces most of the s-process isotopes between iron and strontium. Neutrons are provided by…”
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Be 7 ( n , p ) Li 7 Reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: Measurement of the Cross Section in a Wide Energy Range at n_TOF at CERN
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Sensitivity of p-Process Nucleosynthesis to Nuclear Reaction Rates in a 25 M Supernova Model
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-12-2006)“…The astrophysical p-process, which is responsible for the origin of the proton-rich stable nuclei heavier than iron, was investigated using a full nuclear…”
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Novel Method to Study Neutron Capture of U 235 and U 238 Simultaneously at keV Energies
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Neutron Capture on the s -Process Branching Point Tm 171 via Time-of-Flight and Activation
Published in Physical review letters (02-10-2020)Get full text
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