This paper summarizes our present understanding of the nucleosynthesis and energy
generation in the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycles and the influence and …

X-ray binaries are among the brightest extra-solar objects in the sky and are characterized
by dramatic variabilities in brightness on timescales ranging from milliseconds to months …

Nuclear Astrophysics is concerned with the study of nuclear processes at stellar temperature
and density conditions. A main goal is the understanding of the synthesis of the elements …

The quantum many body system of protons and neutrons that makes up the nucleus of
atoms has been studied for nearly 100 years, yet there are many unexplored aspects. One of …

Abstract The 17 F (p, γ) 18 Ne reaction is important in stellar explosions, but its rate has
been uncertain because of an expected 3+ state in 18 Ne that has never been conclusively …

The N a 21 (p, γ) M g 22 reaction is expected to play an important role in the nucleosynthesis
of N a 22 in oxygen-neon novae. The decay of N a 22 leads to the emission of a …

▪ Abstract Radioactive nuclei play an important role in a diverse range of astrophysical
phenomena including the early universe, the sun, red giant stars, nova explosions, X-ray …

Nuclear Astrophysics as a broad and diverse field of study can be viewed as a magnifier of
the impact of microscopic processes on the evolution of macroscopic events. One of the …

Abstract Knowledge of the 17 F (p, γ) 18 Ne reaction rate is important for understanding
stellar explosions, but it was uncertain because the properties of an expected but previously …

Studies in nucleosynthesis and nuclear astrophysics are highly interdisciplinary,
encompassing such fields as nuclear physics, stellar structure and evolution, hydrostatics …