Speaker
Prof.
Matthew Mumpower
(Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
Description
The astrophysical rapid neutron capture (r-) process is thought to be responsible for the production of all of the observed thorium, uranium and plutonium in the cosmos. While nuclear data is continually being produced by radioactive beam facilities, many properties of the heaviest nuclei remain unmeasured. Thus, simulations of the r-process must rely on theory models that can be extrapolated. I review some recent measurements along with theoretical developments relevant for r-process nucleosynthesis. I discuss the production of the actinides, where many challenges remain unsolved as the prime example of the current status of the field.
Primary author
Prof.
Matthew Mumpower
(Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
