Explosive Nucleosynthesis Study Using Laser Driven γ-ray Pulses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Calculation Method and Results
3. Discussion
3.1. Role of Photons in Explosive Nucleosynthesis
3.2. Direct Measurement of Stellar Nuclear Reaction Rate on the Ground State
3.3. Direct Measurements of Nuclear Reactions on Excited States
3.4. Measurements of Isomer Transition Probability
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Hayakawa, T.; Nakamura, T.; Kotaki, H.; Kando, M.; Kajino, T. Explosive Nucleosynthesis Study Using Laser Driven γ-ray Pulses. Quantum Beam Sci. 2017, 1, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs1010003
Hayakawa T, Nakamura T, Kotaki H, Kando M, Kajino T. Explosive Nucleosynthesis Study Using Laser Driven γ-ray Pulses. Quantum Beam Science. 2017; 1(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs1010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleHayakawa, Takehito, Tatsufumi Nakamura, Hideyuki Kotaki, Masaki Kando, and Toshitaka Kajino. 2017. "Explosive Nucleosynthesis Study Using Laser Driven γ-ray Pulses" Quantum Beam Science 1, no. 1: 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs1010003