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Nucleosynthesis Calculations Including the Astromer <sup>85</sup>Kr

ORAL

Abstract

The nucleus 85Kr is an astrophysical isomer (an "astromer") since its excited states can be out of equilibrium with its ground state in astrophysical environments.  We have computed the nuclear properties of 85Kr as two separate ensembles of states--one tied to the ground state and one tied to the first excited state.  We have computed the rate of transitions between these two ensembles, which is the internal equilibration rate for 85Kr, and have also computed transition rates between other species and these two ensembles, such as neutron capture into the ensembles from 84Kr and neutron capture out of each ensemble to 86Kr.  With these results, we have included the two ensembles as two separate species (85Krg and 85Krm) in a nuclear reaction network and computed nucleosynthetic yields from a variety of astrophysical settings.  We present the results of these calculations, with special attention paid to the role of the 85Kr astromer.

Presenters

  • Bradley S Meyer

    Clemson University

Authors

  • Bradley S Meyer

    Clemson University

  • G. W. Misch

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Matthew R Mumpower

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Aaron J Couture

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA

  • Chris Fryer

    Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Francis X Timmes

    Arizona State University