Conveners
Wednesday - Session 3: Nuclear Matter and Neutron Stars & Weak interaction II
- Dao Tien Khoa (INST)
Since the first direct observation of gravitational waves in September 2015, gravitational waves generated by binary black hole mergers and binary neutron star mergers have already been observed about 90 times. In particular, the binary neutron star merger in August 2017 was an extremely impactful astronomical phenomenon, as not only gravitational waves but also gamma-ray bursts were observed...
The properties of nuclear matter at extremely high densities and temperatures are still fraught with unknowns. Nevertheless, there are two environments in Nature for which the most dense forms of nuclear matter can be formed; these are during the collapse of the core of a massive star to form a supernova, and during the merger of two neutron stars to form a black hole. This talk will...
The radioactive isotope 10Be is among those that have been present when the solar system formed.
We review the production of this isotope in core-collapse supernovae via the ν-process considering
results from modern multi-dimensional simulations, as well as the sensitivity to nuclear reactions.
Recent nuclear experiments suggest that the cross-section of the most important destructive...
