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Mini-Symposium: Time Domain Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics

FOCUS · APR-H14 · ID: 2683042

Presentations

  • Fundamental physics studies in time domain and multi-messenger astronomy

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: Fryer, C., 2024., Fundamental physics studies in time domain and multi-messenger astronomy. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 11. doi:10.3389/fspas.2024.1384587<br>

    Presenters

    • Chris L Fryer

      Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

    Authors

    • Chris L Fryer

      Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

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  • Collective neutrino oscillations and the heavy-element nucleosynthesis in supernova

    ORAL

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    Publication: Balantekin, A. B., 2024, ApJ, 967, 146; Wang, X., 2024, in preparation

    Presenters

    • Xilu Wang

      Institute of High Energy Physics

    Authors

    • Xilu Wang

      Institute of High Energy Physics

    • Baha Balantekin

      University of Wisconsin - Madison

    • Amol Vivek Patwardhan

      University of Minnesota

    • Michael J Cervia

      George Washington University

    • Rebecca A Surman

      University of Notre Dame

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  • Using high energy density plasmas at the OMEGA and NIF laser facilities for nuclear astrophysics experiments

    ORAL

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    Publication: M. Gatu Johnson, G. Hale, M. Paris, M. Wiescher and A. Zylstra, "Editorial: Using high energy density plasmas for nuclear experiments relevant to nuclear astrophysics", Front. Phys. 11:1180821 (2023).<br>M. Gatu Johnson, A.B. Zylstra, A. Bacher, C.R. Brune, D.T. Casey, C. Forrest, H.W. Herrmann, M. Hohenberger, D.B. Sayre, R.M. Bionta, J.-L. Bourgade, J.A. Caggiano, C. Cerjan, R.S. Craxton, D. Dearborn, M. Farrell, J.A. Frenje, E.M. Garcia, V.Yu. Glebov, G. Hale, E.P. Hartouni, R. Hatarik, M. Hohensee, D.M. Holunga, M. Hoppe, R. Janezic, S.F. Khan, J.D. Kilkenny, Y.H. Kim, J.P. Knauer, T.R. Kohut, B. Lahmann, O. Landoas, C.K. Li, F.J. Marshall, L. Masse, A. McEvoy, P. McKenty, D.P. McNabb, A. Nikroo, T.G. Parham, M. Paris, R.D. Petrasso, J. Pino, P.B. Radha, B. Remington, H.G. Rinderknecht, H. Robey, M.J. Rosenberg, B. Rosse, M. Rubery, T.C. Sangster, J. Sanchez, M. Schmitt, M. Schoff, F.H. Séguin, W. Seka, H. Sio, C. Stoeckl, and B. Tipton, "Development of an inertial confinement fusion platform to study charged particle-producing nuclear reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics", Phys. Plasmas 24, 041407 (2017).<br>M. Gatu Johnson, D.T. Casey, M. Hohenberger, A.B. Zylstra, A. Bacher, C.R. Brune, R.M. Bionta, R.S. Craxton, C.L. Ellison, M. Farrell, J.A. Frenje, W. Garbett, E.M. Garcia, G.P. Grim, E. Hartouni, R. Hatarik, H.W. Herrmann, M. Hohensee, D.M. Holunga, M. Hoppe, M. Jackson, N. Kabadi, S.F. Khan, J.D. Kilkenny, T.R. Kohut, B. Lahmann, H.P. Le, C.K. Li, L. Masse, P.W. McKenty, D.P. McNabb, A. Nikroo, T.G. Parham, C.E. Parker, R.D. Petrasso, J. Pino, B. Remington, N.G. Rice, H.G. Rinderknecht, M.J. Rosenberg, J. Sanchez, D.B. Sayre, M.E. Schoff, C.M. Shuldberg, F.H. Séguin, H. Sio, Z.B. Walters, and H.D. Whitley, "Optimization of a high-yield, low-areal-density fusion product source at the National Ignition Facility with applications in nucleosynthesis experiments", Physics of Plasmas 25, 056303 (2018).<br>A.B. Zylstra, H. W. Herrmann, M. Gatu Johnson, Y. H. Kim, J. A. Frenje, G. Hale, C. K. Li, M. Rubery, M. Paris, A. Bacher, C. Brune, C. Forrest, V. Glebov, R. Janezic, D. McNabb, A. Nikroo, J. Pino, T. C. Sangster, F. H. Séguin, W. Seka, H. Sio, C. Stoeckl, and R. D. Petrasso, "Using Inertial Fusion Implosions to Measure the T+3He Fusion Cross Section at Nucleosynthesis-Relevant Energies", Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 035002 (2016).<br>A.B. Zylstra, J.A. Frenje, M. Gatu Johnson, G.M. Hale, C.R. Brune, A. Bacher, D.T. Casey, C.K. Li, D. McNabb, M. Paris, R.D. Petrasso, T.C. Sangster, D.B. Sayre and F.H. Séguin, "Proton spectra from 3He+T and 3He+3He fusion at low center-of-mass energy, with potential implications for solar fusion cross sections", Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 222701 (2017).<br>M. Gatu Johnson, C.J. Forrest, D.B. Sayre, A. Bacher, J.-L. Bourgade, C.R. Brune, J.A. Caggiano, D.T. Casey, J.A. Frenje, V.Yu. Glebov, G.M. Hale, R. Hatarik, H.W. Herrmann, R. Janezic, Y.H. Kim, J.P. Knauer, O. Landoas, D.P. McNabb, M.W. Paris, R.D. Petrasso, J.E. Pino, S. Quaglioni, B. Rosse, J. Sanchez, T.C. Sangster, H. Sio, W. Shmayda, C. Stoeckl, I. Thompson, and A.B. Zylstra, "First experimental evidence of a variant neutron spectrum from the T(T,2n)alpha reaction at center-of-mass energies in the range of 16-50 keV", Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 042501 (2018).<br>Daniel T. Casey, Chris R. Weber, Alex B. Zylstra, Charlie J. Cerjan, Ed Hartouni, Matthias Hohenberger, Laurent Divol, David S. Dearborn, Neel Kabadi, Brandon Lahmann, Maria Gatu Johnson and Johan A. Frenje, "Towards the first plasma-electron screening experiment", Front. Phys. 10:1057603 (2023).<br>J. Jeet, A.B. Zylstra, M. Gatu Johnson, N.V. Kabadi, P. Adrian, C. Forrest and V. Glebov, "Observations of multi-ion physics and kinetic effects in a surrogate to the solar CNO reactions", High Energy Density Physics 49, 101066 (2023).<br>M. Gatu Johnson, P.J. Adrian, B.D. Appelbe, A.J. Crilly, C.J. Forrest, V.Yu. Glebov, L.M. Green, B.M. Haines, N.V. Kabadi, G. Kagan, B.D. Keenan, J. Kunimune, C.K. Li, O.M. Mannion, R.D. Petrasso, F.H. Séguin, H.W. Sio, C. Stoeckl, G.D. Sutcliffe, W.T. Taitano, and J.A. Frenje, "Impact of mid-Z gas fill on dynamics and performance of shock-driven implosions at the OMEGA laser", Phys. Rev. E 109, 065201 (2024).<br>P.J. Adrian et al., "Constraining the 3He+3He Gamow Energy Probed in High Energy Density Plasmas at the National Ignition Facility", submitted to Phys. Plasmas (2024).<br>A. Lanzrath et al., "The T+3He-d to T+3He-p/n branching ratio at 50-80 keV center-of-mass energies", in preparation (2024).

    Presenters

    • Maria Gatu Johnson

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Authors

    • Maria Gatu Johnson

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • Andrew Thomas Lanzrath

      Massachusetts Insitute of Technology

    • Shahina Shahina

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • Johan A Frenje

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • Brian Appelbe

      Imperial College London

    • Daniel T Casey

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • John Despotopulos

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    • Timothy M Johnson

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • Patrick Adrian

      Los Alamos National Laboratory

    • Alex Zylstra

      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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  • The impact of nuclear and astrophysical uncertainties on utilizing Tl-208 as a real-time indicator of heavy element formation

    ORAL

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    Publication: Nicole Vassh, Xilu Wang, Maude Larivière et al, Thallium-208: A Beacon of In Situ Neutron Capture Nucleosynthesis, Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 052701

    Presenters

    • Maude Lariviere

      TRIUMF

    Authors

    • Maude Lariviere

      TRIUMF

    • Nicole Vassh

      TRIUMF

    • Xilu Wang

      Institute of High Energy Physics

    • Matthew R Mumpower

      Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

    • Rebecca A Surman

      University of Notre Dame

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  • Sensitivity Study of Type-I X-ray Burst To Nuclear Reaction Rates

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Chowdhury Irin Sultana

      Central Michigan University

    Authors

    • Chowdhury Irin Sultana

      Central Michigan University

    • Alfredo Estradé

      Central Michigan University

    • Hendrik Schatz

      Michigan State University and FRIB

    • Bradley Meyer

      Clemson University

    • Jessica Borowiak

      Central Michigan University

    • Jacob Elliott

      Central Michigan University

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