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Superheated droplet detectors - a new way to study the 12C(α,γ)16O reaction

Ernst Rehm, Argonne National Laboratory, Physics Division
Abstract: 

The 12C(α,γ)16O reaction is one of the most important reactions in stellar nucleosynthesis and, for that reason, has sometimes been called ‘the holy grail’ of nuclear astrophysics. I will give a brief status report on earlier measurements and then discuss a new approach, which will utilize a superheated droplet detector and the free electron laser at Duke University.

Date: 
Thursday, 15 July, 2010 - 15:30
Seminar Location: 
Pavillon RJA Levesque, salle 104
Refreshments Time and Location: 
café et biscuits à 15h00

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