Open AccessRadiative Capture Reactions in Astrophysics
Author(s) -
C. R. Brune,
B. Davids
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annual review of nuclear and particle science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.63
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1545-4134
pISSN - 0163-8998
DOI - 10.1146/annurev-nucl-102014-022027
Subject(s) - physics , radiative transfer , nuclear astrophysics , nuclear physics , astrophysics , quantum mechanics
The radiative capture reactions of greatest importance in nuclear astrophysics are identified and placed in their stellar contexts. Recent experimental efforts to estimate their thermally averaged rates are surveyed.