Nuclear Reactions for Astrophysics

Describing the processes in stars which produce the chemical elements for planets and life, this book shows how similar processes may be reproduced in laboratories using exotic beams, and how these results can be analyzed. Beginning with one-channel scattering theory, the book builds up to multi-channel reactions. Emphasis is placed on using transfer and breakup reactions to probe structure and predict capture processes, as well as R-matrix methods for modeling compound nucleus dynamics described by Hauser-Feshbach methods. Practical applications are prominent in this book, confronting theory predictions with data throughout. The associated reaction program Fresco is described, allowing readers to apply the methods to practical cases. Each chapter ends with exercises so readers can test their understanding of the materials covered. Supplementary materials at www.cambridge.org/9780521856355 include the Fresco program, input and output files for the examples given in the book, and hints and graphs related to the exercises.

ISBN 0521856353   Pages 480 ISBN13 9780521856355 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Weight (grammes) 1080 Imprint Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Format Hardback   Height (mm) 247 Publication date 02 Jul 2009   Width (mm) 174 DEWEY 523.0197   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Postgraduate

1		Nuclei in the cosmos		1
2		Reactions of nuclei		28
3		Scattering theory		48
4		Reaction mechanisms		129
5		Connecting structure with reactions		173
6		Solving the equations		200
7		Approximate solutions		229
8		Breakup		254
9		Three-body nuclei		274
10		R-matrix phenomenology		296
11		Compound-nucleus averaging		314
12		Stellar reaction rates and networks		340
13		Connection to experiments		364
14		Spectroscopy		379
15		Fitting data		403
App. A		Symbols		419
App. B		Getting started with Fresco		433
		Select bibliography		455
		Index		457

"The effort of the authors, both highly regarded experts in their respective fields, is certainly to be lauded and I am confident that the book will become essential reading for the experienced researchers in the field." Marialuisa Aliotta, The Observatory

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