Session NB: Astrophysics, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Some Particle Physics

8:15 AM–10:15 AM, Saturday, November 1, 2008
Holiday Inn Brownstone Room: Washington

Chair: Liliana Caballero, North Carolina State University

Abstract ID: BAPS.2008.SES.NB.7

Abstract: NB.00007 : The Influence of Neutron Capture Rates in the Rare Earth Region on the r-Process

9:27 AM–9:39 AM

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Authors:

  Matthew Mumpower
    (North Carolina State University)

  Gail McLaughlin
    (North Carolina State University)

  Rebecca Surman
    (Union College)

The r-process has long been known to be an integral component of heavy element nucleosynthesis. We study the sensitivity of the r-process to neutron capture rates along the rare earth peak. We identify important neutron capture rates in this region and show how these rates influence specific sectors of the abundance pattern.

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