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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R17133/01
Title:	The Effect of Isomeric States On Nuclear Astrophysical Reactions
Principal Investigator:	Regan, Professor PH
Other Investigators:	Gelletly, Professor W Gelletly, Professor W
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Project Partners:	GSI
Department:	Physics
Organisation:	University of Surrey
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 January 2001	Ends:	31 July 2001	Value (£):	8,187
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Nuclear Structure
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The question of how elements are formed is possibly one of the oldest and most fundamental in all of science. It has long been proposed that the so-called 'rapid proton' capture process might provide a viable explanation for the relatively large abundances of the most neutron deficient, beta- stable isotopes between A=60 and 100 which are 'shielded' from formation by neutron capture. The fellow has played an internationally acknowledged pioneering role in the development of complex network style calculations codes which estimate the relative abundance of specific nuclei at given values of proton density and temperature. However, the presence of excited, metastable states can affect the flow-rate through the network and significantly alter the predicted abundances for heavy elements in the range A=60-1 00. The visiting fellow will bring an expertise in these network calculations, which matches well with the hosts' expertise in the physics of isomeric decays in heavy neutron deficient nuclei. The Principal Investigator and Fellow are also joint co-spokespersons for an experiment aimed at identifying isomeric states in the heaviest self- conjugate (N=Z) nuclei which are currently spectroscopically accessible. This beam time has been awarded following a competitive, peer review process at GS] Laboratory, in Germany. Such work is seen as a platform for future studies using an ISOL-based radioactive beam facility. With this in mind, the fellow will give a series of lectures on the subject of nuclear astrophysics and its future directions, which will be open to the entire UK nuclear physics community.
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