Impacts of nuclear-physics uncertainty in stellar temperatures on the s-process nucleosynthesis

N. Nishimura, G. Cescutti, R. Hirschi, T. Rauscher, J. Den Hartogh, A. St J. Murphy

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Abstract

We evaluated the uncertainty relevant to s-process nucleosynthesis using a Monte-Carlo centred approach. We are based on a realistic and general prescription of temperature dependent uncertainty for the reactions. We considered massive stars for the weak s-process and AGB stars for the main s-process. We found that the adopted uncertainty for (n,$\gamma$) rates, tens of per cent on average, affect the production of s-process nuclei along the $\beta$-stability line, while for $\beta$-decay, for which contributions from excited states enhances the uncertainty, has the strongest impact on branching points.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJPS Conference Proceedings
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos (NIC2016)
Place of PublicationNiigata, Japan
PublisherThe Physical Society of Japan
Number of pages3
Volume14
ISBN (Electronic)978-4-89027-118-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Feb 2017

Publication series

NameJPS Conference Proceedings
PublisherThe Physical Society of Japan
Number02
Volume14

Keywords

  • astro-ph.SR
  • nucl-ex
  • nucl-th

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