Nuclear Physics of Stars

Iliadis, Christian

1. Edition February 2007
XIV, 666 Pages, Softcover
244 Pictures (12 Colored Figures)
15 tables
Textbook

ISBN: 978-3-527-40602-9

Wiley-VCH, Berlin

Short Description

Both a textbook, with many examples and end-of-chapter exercises, and a reference for researchers working in the field, this volume treats the topic in detail, presenting the nuclear reaction and structure theory, thermonuclear reaction rate formalism and stellar nucleosythesis.

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Further versions

Thermonuclear reactions in stars is a major topic in the field of nuclear astrophysics, and deals with the topics of how precisely stars generate their energy through nuclear reactions, and how these nuclear reactions create the elements the stars, planets and - ultimately - we humans consist of. The present book treats these topics in detail. It also presents the nuclear reaction and structure theory, thermonuclear reaction rate formalism and stellar nucleosynthesis. The topics are discussed in a coherent way, enabling the reader to grasp their interconnections intuitively. The book serves both as a textbook, with many examples and end-of-chapter exercises, but also as a reference book for use by researchers working in the field of nuclear astrophysics.

1 Aspects of Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics
1.1 History
1.2 Nomenclature
1.3 Solar System Abundances
1.4 Astrophysical Aspects
1.5 Masses, Binding Energies, Nuclear Reactions and Related Topics
1.6 Nuclear Shell Model
1.8 Weak Interaction

2 Nuclear Reactions
2.1 Cross Sections
2.2 Reciprocity Theorem
2.3 Elastic Scattering and Method of Partial Waves
2.4 Scattering by Simple Potentials
2.5 Theory of Resonances
2.6 Continuum Theory

3 Thermonuclear Reactions
3.2 Non resonant and Resonant Thermonuclear Reaction Rates

4 Nuclear Physics Experiments
4.1 General Aspects
4.4 Radiation Detectors
4.6 Miscellaneous Experimental Techniques
4.8 Yields and Cross Sections for Charged-Particle-Induced
Reactions
4.9 Transmissions, Yields and Cross Sections for Neutron-Induced
Reactions

5 Nuclear Burning Stages and Processes
5.1 Hydrostatic Hydrogen Burning
5.2 Explosive Hydrogen Burning
5.3 Hydrostatic Helium Burning
5.4 Explosive Hydrogen-Helium Burning
5.5 Advanced Burning Stages
5.6 Nucleosynthesis beyond the Iron Peak

Christian Iliadis was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto before accepting the position of assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in 1996. At present, he holds the position of associate professor at UNC. He has published more than 70 research articles in refereed journals and in conference proceedings and presented about 40 invited talks to professional audiences. Professor Iliadis is a referee for a number of research journals and a reviewer for the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. He is a member of the American Physical Society.

C. Iliadis, University of North Carolina