U.S.-Germany Cooperative Research: Alpha-Induced Reactions in Red Giants

9815296Wiescher该奖项支持来自圣母大学的研究助理Michael Wiescher博士和两名研究生与德国卡尔斯鲁厄联邦研究中心核物理研究所的Franz Kaeppler合作。由该奖项资助的研究将集中在α诱导反应的实验研究上，这对理解恒星氦燃烧的各个阶段的核合成很重要。拟议中的实验将与Kaeppler博士的核天体物理小组合作完成，该小组以其在该领域的工作而闻名。大多数实验将在卡尔鲁厄进行，使用那里可用的专门探测设备，这将有可能探测到完全了解核合成所必需的低能量共振。补充实验将在巴黎圣母院进行，在那里将研究α散射和α质子反应。

9815296WiescherThis award supports Dr. Michael Wiescher, a research associate, and two graduate students from the University of Notre Dame in a collaboration with Franz Kaeppler of the Institute for Nuclear Physics at the Federal Research Center in Karlsruhe, Germany. The research funded by this award will focus on the experimental study of alpha-induced reactions important for the understanding of nucleosynthesis in the various phases of stellar helium burning. The proposed experiments will be done in collaboration with Dr. Kaeppler's Nuclear Astrophysics group, which is well known for its work in this area. Most of the experiments will be performed at Karlruhe using specialized detector equipment available there, which will make it possible to detect low-energy resonances necessary for a complete understanding of the nucleosynthesis. Complementary experiments will be performed at Notre Dame where alpha-scattering and alpha-proton reactions will be studied.