[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Colloquium today at 14:00

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Thu 2014-05-29 at 14:00

Location:  Auditorium          

Speaker:   Gavin Lotay (University of Surrey)

Title:     Advances in explosive nuclear astrophysics

Abstract: Remarkable advances in astronomy and meteoritics have produced a slew of astounding new observational data on explosive stellar phenomena, such as X-ray bursts, novae and Supernovae. These astronomical events are responsible for the synthesis of almost all the chemical elements we find on Earth and observe in our Galaxy, as well as energy generation throughout the Cosmos. Regrettably, understanding the latest collection of data is currently severely hindered by large uncertainties in the underlying nuclear physics processes that drive such stellar scenarios, impeding our ability to describe the chemical evolution of the Universe. In this talk, a variety of experimental methods used for the investigation of explosive astrophysical reactions will be considered. Such investigations often require innovative new techniques, coupled with the latest developments in detector technology, and highlight the close relationship between nuclear structure and astrophysics.

Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk.

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