The Origin of Chemical Elements: Connecting Laboratory Nuclear Astrophysics with Astronomical Observations through Nucleosynthesis Modeling
Abstract
The final report for the award “The Origin of Chemical Elements: Connecting Laboratory Nuclear Astrophysics with Astronomical Observations through Nucleosynthesis Modeling” is given. The goals of this work were the following: Develop new effective models for core-collapse supernovae that include all relevant physics and remain computationally efficient; Implement these models in computer codes to study the outcome of stellar collapse; Increase the realism of nucleosynthesis predictions for supernovae and other hot, dense environments; Study the synthesis of the lightest heavy elements to extract information about the conditions under which they are synthesized, to identify the critical nuclear physics inputs and to provide support and guidance for nuclear physics experiments; and finally, simulate the explosions of the most massive stars to predict their light curves and other signals. Accomplishments made in these areas are described.
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