University of Heidelberg

11th Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos
Heidelberg, 19-23 July 2010

Online talks


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Session 1: The Big Bang
G. Steigman: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (invited review)
R. Cyburt: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis constraints on Supersymmetry
M. Erhard: Study of the BBN reaction Dalpha,gamma)Li deep underground with LUNA
Session 2: The first stars
V. Bromm: Formation of the first stars (invited review)
A. Frebel: Observations of the most metal-poor stars and what they tell us about the early Universe (invited review)
W. Aoki: A systematic study of extremely metal-poor stars with SDSS/Subaru
A. Korn: David vs. Goliath: pitfalls and prospects in abundance analyses of dwarf vs. giant stars
Session 3: Chemical evolution and stars
A. McWilliam: Galactic chemical evolution—the observational side (invited review)
N. Prantzos: Topics in Galactic chemical evolution (invited review)
N. Langer: Evolution of massive stars (invited review)
F. Herwig: Evolution of low- and intermediate mass stars (invited review)
C. Meakin: 3D stellar models (invited talk)
W. Maciel: Nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution of intermediate-mass stars: results from planetary nebulae
Session 4: Stars
H. Costantini: Reaction rate measurements in underground laboratories (invited review)
A. DiLeva: The 3He(alpha,gamma)7Be cross-section at astrophysically relevant energies
O. Kirsebom: The 8B neutrino spectrum
T. Neff: Microscopic nuclear structure and reaction calculations in the FMD approach
K. Fujita: Direct measurement of the 4He(12C,16O)gamma cross-section near stellar energy
F. Strieder: Carbon fusion reactions in stars
Session 5: Grains and gamma-ray observations
P. Hoppe: Measurements of pre-solar grains (invited review)
L. Nittler: Extreme Cr-rich oxide grains in meteorites: evidence for a single late supernova injection into the Solar system
M. Savina: Chromium isotopic compositions in pre-solar SiC grains
R. Diehl: INTEGRAL observations of gamma-ray lines from radioactive decays
Session 6: Core-collapse supernovae
A. Chieffi: The final stages of stellar evolution (invited review)
M. Liebendörfer: Core collapse supernovae (invited review)
B. Messer: Core-collapse supernova simulations with CHIMERA
A. Dzhioev: Gamow-Teller strength distributions at finite temperature and electron capture in stellar environments
C. Ellinger: Delivery of supernova material to the interstellar medium through ejecta knots
Session 7: Hypernovae and mergers
K. Nomoto: Hypernovae and gamma-ray bursts (invited review)
G. McLaughlin: Nucleosynthesis from black hole accretion disks
S. Rosswog: Black hole and neutron star mergers (invited review)
B. Metzger: Radioactively powered electromagnetic counterparts of neutron stars
Y. Ishimaru: Enrichment of the r-process elements in the sub-halos as building blocks of the Milky Way halo
Session 8: Compact objects
J. Lattimer: The nuclear equation of state (invited review)
R. Neuhäuser: Constraints on neutron-star theories from nearby neutron star observations (invited talk)
K. Vantournhout: Nuclear pasta with a touch of quantum: towards the dynamics of bulk fermion systems
S. Typel: Clusters in dense matter and the equation of state
M. Famiano: Experimental applications of the nuclear equation-of-state to neutron star dynamics
N. Yasutake: The quark-hadron mixed phase with hyperons in proto-neutron stars
Session 9: The s-process I.
A. Karakas: The s-process (invited review)
A. Couture: The experimental side of the s-process (invited review)
S. Cristallo: Nucleosynthesis in very-low metallicity AGB stars: traces from proton ingestion episodes
M. Taggart: The first direct measurement of 17O(alpha,gamma)21Ne and its impact upon s-process abundances
Session 10: The s-process II.
S. Austin: The sensitivity of 16Al, 44Ti, and 60Fe production in core-collapse supernovae to uncertainties in the 3-alpha and 12C(alpha,gamma)16O reaction rates
S. Rugel: The half-life of 60Fe
C. Lederer: A new measurement of the astrophysically important reaction 62Ni(n,gamma) at n_TOF
I. Dillmann: First measurement of the 64Ni(gamma,n) cross-section
Session 11: Novae
J. Jose: Novae—theory and observations (invited review)
A. Sallaska: Destruction of 22Na in novae: surprising results from an absolute measurement of 22Na(p,gamma) resonance strengths
A. Parikh: The 33S(p,gamma)34Cl reaction in classical nova explosions
M. Matos: Unbound states of 32Cl relevant for novae
Session 12: X-ray bursts
H. Schatz: The rp-process in X-ray bursts (invited review)
C. Wrede: Precision measurements of 20Na, 24Al, 28P, 32Cl, and 36K for the rp-process
C. Deibel: Studying the (alpha,p)-process in X-ray bursts using radioactive ion beams
A. Jokinen: Mass measurements on the rp-process path (invited talk)
E. Haettner: Mass measurements of proton-rich nuclides in the region of A=85 and their impact on the rp-process
Session 13: Explosive nucleosynthesis: vp-process, v-process, and p-process
F. Montes: Production of light element primary process nuclei in supernova neutrino-driven winds
S. Hayakawa: Direct determination of the 11C(alpha,p)14N reaction rate with CRIB: an alternative synthesis path to the CNO elements
K. Nakamura: The neutrino-process and light element production
C. Travaglio: p-process nucleosynthesis coupled to multi-dimensional SNIa models
Session 14: Type Ia supernovae
J. Isern: Type Ia Supernovae: Observations and theory (invited review)
F. Röpke: Multi-dimensional models of SNIa (invited talk)
M. Zingale: Multi-dimensional models of convection preceding type Ia supernovae
D. Chamulak: Nucleosynthesis in surface detonation models of type Ia supernovae
Session 15: The p-process and exotic nuclei
Z. Fülöp: Experiments on reaction rates for the p-process (invited review)
N. Özkan: Proton-capture reaction cross-section measurements on 162Er for the astrophysical gamma-process
J. Dobaczewski: Extended energy density functionals and ground-state correlations in nuclei (invited review)
Y. Litvinov: Mass and lifetime measurements of stored exotic nuclei (invited review)
Session 16: The r-process I.
C. Sneden: r-process enhanced metal-poor stars (invited review)
M. Kowalska: High-precision mass measurements at ISOLTRAP for nucleosynthesis studies
J. Cowan: New n-capture element abundance determinations in an r-process enriched star
B. Barbuy: HST-STIS abundances in the uranium-rich metal-poor star CS31082-001
S. Honda: Enrichment of heavy elements in the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Session 17: The r-process II.
S. Wanajo: The r-process—the theoretical/astrophysical side (invited review)
A. Gallagher: An inconvenient truth: the low r-process fraction in the metal-poor subgiant star HD140283
K. Farouqi: Co-production of light and heavy p-, s- and r-process isotopes in the high-entropy wind of core-collapse supernovae
A. Arcones: Explosive nucleosynthesis: nuclear physics impact using neutrino-driven wind simulations
A. Zuker: The anatomy of the simplest Duflo-Zuker mass formula
J. Benlliure: Production and beta half-lives of heavy neutron-rich nuclei approaching the r-process path at N=126
Session 18: Future facilities
R. Krücken: Future radioactive beam facilities—RIBF, FAIR, FRIB (invited review)
M. Wiescher: Future facilities for probing stellar reaction processes (invited review)
T. Beers: Future surveys for metal-poor stars (invited review)
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