Nuclear Physics of Stars (eBook)

Christian Iliadis was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto before accepting the position of assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in 1996. At present, he holds the position of associate professor at UNC. He has published more than 70 research articles in refereed journals and in conference proceedings and presented about 40 invited talks to professional audiences. Professor Iliadis is a referee for a number of research journals and a reviewer for the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. He is a member of the American Physical Society.

1 Aspects of Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics
1.1 History
1.2 Nomenclature
1.3 Solar System Abundances
1.4 Astrophysical Aspects
1.5 Masses, Binding Energies, Nuclear Reactions and Related Topics
1.6 Nuclear Shell Model
1.8 Weak Interaction

2 Nuclear Reactions
2.1 Cross Sections
2.2 Reciprocity Theorem
2.3 Elastic Scattering and Method of Partial Waves
2.4 Scattering by Simple Potentials
2.5 Theory of Resonances
2.6 Continuum Theory

3 Thermonuclear Reactions
3.2 Non resonant and Resonant Thermonuclear Reaction Rates

4 Nuclear Physics Experiments
4.1 General Aspects
4.4 Radiation Detectors
4.6 Miscellaneous Experimental Techniques
4.8 Yields and Cross Sections for Charged-Particle-Induced
Reactions
4.9 Transmissions, Yields and Cross Sections for Neutron-Induced
Reactions

5 Nuclear Burning Stages and Processes
5.1 Hydrostatic Hydrogen Burning
5.2 Explosive Hydrogen Burning
5.3 Hydrostatic Helium Burning
5.4 Explosive Hydrogen-Helium Burning
5.5 Advanced Burning Stages
5.6 Nucleosynthesis beyond the Iron Peak