The effect of 12C + 12C rate uncertainties on s-process yields
Abstract
The slow neutron capture process in massive stars (the weak s-process) produces most of the s-only isotopes in the mass region 60 < A < 90. The nuclear reaction rates used in simulations of this process have a profound effect on the final s-process yields. We generated 1D stellar models of a 25Modot star varying the 12C + 12C rate by a factor of 10 and calculated full nucleosynthesis using the post-processing code PPN. Increasing or decreasing the rate by a factor of 10 affects the convective history and nucleosynthesis, and consequently the final yields.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- January 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1742-6596/202/1/012023
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1002.2788
- Bibcode:
- 2010JPhCS.202a2023B
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Conference proceedings for the Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics IV conference, 8-12 June 2009. 4 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication to the Journal of Physics: Conference Series