Neutron-induced nuclear reactions are of key importance for a variety of applications in
basic and applied science. Apart from nuclear reactors, accelerator-based neutron sources …

The chemical evolution of the Universe and several phases of stellar life are regulated by
minute nuclear reactions. The key point for each of these reactions is the value of cross …

The radioisotope 26 Al is a key observable for nucleosynthesis in the Galaxy and the
environment of the early Solar System. To properly interpret the large variety of astronomical …

Low-mass asymptotic giant branch stars are among the most important polluters of the
interstellar medium. In their interiors, the main component (A≳ 90) of the slow neutron …

The study of stellar burning began just over 100 years ago. Nonetheless, we do not yet have
a detailed picture of the nucleosynthesis within stars and how nucleosynthesis impacts …

In stars, the fusion of 22 Ne and 4 He may produce either 25 Mg, with the emission of a
neutron, or 26 Mg and a γ ray. At high temperature, the (α, n) channel dominates, while at …

Abstract The 22 Ne (α, γ) 26 Mg and 22 Ne (α, n) 25 Mg reactions play an important role in
astrophysics because they have significant influence on the neutron flux during the weak …

We compare updated Torino postprocessing asymptotic giant branch (AGB) nucleosynthesis
model calculations with isotopic compositions of mainstream SiC dust grains from low-mass …

The astrophysical s-process is one of the two main processes forming elements heavier than
iron. A key outstanding uncertainty surrounding s-process nucleosynthesis is the neutron …

We compare literature data for the isotopic ratios of Zr, Sr, and Ba from analysis of single
meteoritic stardust silicon carbide (SiC) grains to new predictions for the slow neutron …