Now 50 years since the existence of the neutron star crust was proposed, we review the
current understanding of the nuclear physics of the outer layers of accreting neutron stars …

To a high degree many aspects of the large-scale behavior of objects in the Universe are
governed by the underlying nuclear physics. In fact the shell structure of nuclear physics is …

Nuclear astrophysics is a field at the intersection of nuclear physics and astrophysics, which
seeks to understand the nuclear engines of astronomical objects and the origin of the …

The rate of the final step in the astrophysical α p process, the Ar 34 (α, p) K 37 reaction,
suffers from large uncertainties due to a lack of experimental data, despite having a …

The O 14 (α, p) F 17 reaction is one of the key reactions involved in the breakout from the hot-
CNO cycle to the rp-process in type-I x-ray bursts (XRBs). The resonant properties in the …

Background: The O 14 (α, p) F 17 reaction plays an important role as the trigger reaction for
the x-ray burst. Purpose: The direct measurement of O 14 (α, p) F 17 was made for studying …

The Ar 34 (α, p) K 37 reaction is believed to be one of the last in a sequence of (α, p) and (p,
γ) reactions within the T z=− 1, sd-shell nuclei, known as the α p-process. This process is …

Nuclear processes not only generate the energy and drive the evolution of stars, but also are
responsible for the synthesis of the elements in the Universe. Helium (4 He, or α) is the …

The S 30 (α, p) Cl 33 reaction has been identified in several type-1 x-ray burst (XRB)
sensitivity studies as a significant reaction within the α p process, possibly influencing not …

To study resonance reactions of heavy ions at low energy we have combined the Thick
Target Inverse Kinematics Method (TTIK) with Time of Flight method (TF). We used extended …