TY - BOOK ID - 5459053 TI - Nuclear Reactions for Astrophysics AU - Thompson, Ian J AU - Nunes, Filomena M PY - 2009 SN - 9780521856355 0521856353 9781139152150 9780511580277 0511580274 1283378167 9781283378161 9781139190503 1139190504 1139152157 0511579535 9780511579530 1107196272 9781107196278 1139189190 9781139189194 9786613378163 661337816X 0511578792 9780511578793 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Nuclear astrophysics KW - Astrophysique nucléaire KW - Nuclear astrophysics. KW - Astrophysique nucléaire KW - Astrophysics KW - Nuclear physics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5459053 AB - Describing the processes in stars which produce the chemical elements for planets and life, this book shows how similar processes may be reproduced in laboratories using exotic beams, and how these results can be analyzed. Beginning with one-channel scattering theory, the book builds up to multi-channel reactions. Emphasis is placed on using transfer and breakup reactions to probe structure and predict capture processes, as well as R-matrix methods for modeling compound nucleus dynamics described by Hauser-Feshbach methods. Practical applications are prominent in this book, confronting theory predictions with data throughout. The associated reaction program Fresco is described, allowing readers to apply the methods to practical cases. Each chapter ends with exercises so readers can test their understanding of the materials covered. Supplementary materials at www.cambridge.org/9780521856355 include the Fresco program, input and output files for the examples given in the book, and hints and graphs related to the exercises. ER -