Sep
26
2025

The search for freshly synthesized radionuclides from stellar explosions on Earth featuring Dominik Koll (HZDR, Germany) (Opens in a new window)

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Hosted by: Steffen Turkat (TU Dresden, Germany)

Abstract: Stars are the element factories of the universe. Stellar explosions distribute freshly synthesized radionuclides in the interstellar medium and lead to the chemical enrichment of galaxies. These cataclysmic events moreover shape the interstellar medium and form large scale structures in the universe. 

Apr
11
2025

Nuclear reactions for Astrophysics and the opportunity of indirect methods featuring Marco La Cognata (INFN LNS, Italy) (Opens in a new window)

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Seminars

Hosted by: Jakub Skowronski (University of Padua, Italy)

Abstract: Nuclear reactions among charged particles in stars take place at energies generally well below the Coulomb barrier, so the Coulomb barrier penetration factor exponentially suppresses the cross sections down to values as small as few nanobarns or picobarns. Therefore, approaching astrophysical energies opens new challenges and calls for new approaches.