ECTS - University of Pisa
Scheda programma d'esame
NUCLEAR REACTIONS OF ASTROPHYSICAL INTEREST
LAURA ELISA MARCUCCI
Academic year2016/17
CoursePHYSICS
Code227BB
Credits9
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
REAZIONI NUCLEARI DI INTERESSE ASTROFISICOFIS/04LEZIONI54
LAURA ELISA MARCUCCI unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The students who successfully complete the course will have 1) some knowledges of nuclear physics, especially nuclear interaction, few-body bound and scattering systems, nuclear reactions which take place in astrophysical environment; 2) the ability to set up the relevant formulas to calculate cross sections and astrophysical factors; 3) the required knowledges to understand the different aspects of the most recent state-of-the-art studies.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material with propriety of expression.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • participation in seminar
  • participation in discussions
  • individual study
  • group work

Attendance: Advised

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • Seminar
Syllabus
- Review of the general properties of nuclei. - Astronomical observations and "standard models" (the theory of BBN, the pp chain, the 3-alpha reaction, the CNO cycle, alpha-burning, the s, r, rp and p processes). - Some theory of nuclear reactions: cross section and astrophysical factor, electron-screening, Gamow peak and reaction rate, Saha equation and nuclear statistical equilibrium. - Experimental techniques for astrophysics: direct measurements (LUNA and ERNA), indirect methods. - Ab-initio study of the proton-proton and neutron-proton capture reactions. - Overview of the state-of-the-art for the reaction in the pp chain and in the CNO cycle.
Bibliography
Required readings: H.A. Bethe: THE FORMATION OF DEUTERONS BY PROTON COMBINATION Phys. Rev. 54, 248 (1938) N. Austern: EVALUATION OF THE INTERACTION EFFECT IN n-p CAPTURE Phys. Rev. 92, 670 (1953) E.G. Aldeberger et al., SOLAR FUSION CROSS SECTIONS II: THE PP CHAIN AND CNO CYCLES Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 195 (2011) Recommended texts: A.R. Edmonds: ANGULAR MOMENTUM IN QUANTUM MECHANICS Princeton University Press 1996 A. Messiah: QUANTUM MECHANICS Dover Publications, Inc. 1999 Recommended readings: L.E. Marcucci, Kenneth M. Nollett, R. Schiavilla, R.B. Wiringa: MODERN THEORIES OF LOW-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICAL REACTIONS Nucl. Phys. A777, 111 (2006)
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27