Abstract
Type I X-ray bursts are the most common explosions in the Galaxy; however, the nucleosynthesis that occurs during the thermonuclear runaway and explosion is poorly understood. In this proceedings we discuss current experimental efforts and techniques that are being used to study X-ray burst nucleosynthesis in the laboratory. Specifically, radioactive ion beam techniques that have recently been developed have allowed the study of some of the most important (α, p) reactions in X-ray bursts for the first time.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012033 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 403 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Event | Horizons of Innovative Theories, Experiments, and Supercomputing in Nuclear Physics, HITES 2012 - New Orleans, LA, United States Duration: 4 Jun 2012 → 7 Jun 2012 |