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Workshop on β-decay and Charge-exchange Reactions for Nuclear-astrophysics |
| SITE: |
The University of Hong Kong (Campus Map) |
| Date: |
Spring, 2020 |
| Venue: |
Chong Yuet Ming Phyiscs Building Room 522 |
Announcement:
Due to the current situation in Hong Kong, the workshop is postponed to Spring in 2020. We deeply apologize for any troubles and inconvience caused.
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Description:
Transitions mediated by the weak interaction play important roles in a
wide variety of astrophysical phenomena. The accurate description of beta decays and
electron captures are necessary for modelling the evolution of stars, the description of
nucleosynthesis upon their cataclysmic demise, for example in neutron-star mergers
and core-collapse supernovae, and the interpretation of multi-messenger signals from
such events.
A wide variety of β-decay and electron-capture (EC) data are needed for use in
astrophysical modelling. To acquire these data, a variety of experimental techniques
can be applied. β / EC-decay measurements provide direct information, but only
within a limited Q-value window. Charge-exchange data provide an indirect way to
obtain the relevant weak interaction rates up to high excitation energies. A combination
of the two are needed to benchmark and guide the development of theoretical models
for transitions mediated by the weak force. Such theoretical models are necessary to
estimate the weak rates for large sets of nuclei, and at astrophysical temperatures.
The Goals of this workshop are:
- Discussing experimental and theoretical developments for estimating weak
reaction rates for nuclear astrophysics
- Understanding the connections between β-decay and charge-exchange
experiments/theories and their input to stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis
models
- Identifying important experimental quantities for testing various theoretical
methods
- Stimulating new experimental ideas and future measurement programs
- Developing collaborations of researchers from both theory and experiment to
address key questions related to weak reaction rates for astrophysics
Organizing Committee:
Jenny Lee (HKU)
Shunji Nishimura (RIKEN)
Hendrik Schatz (MSU)
Yang Sun (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Remco Zegers (MSU)
Invited Speakers (confirmed):
Alejandro Algora (RIKEN and IFIC )
Alfredo Estrade (Central Michigan University)
Yoshitaka Fujita (Osaka Univeristy)
Shun Furusawa (Tokyo University of Science)
Bingshui Gao (Institude of Modern Phyiscs)
Suqing Hou (Institute of Modern Physics)
Kazunari Kaneko (Kyushu Sangyo University)
Hiroyuki Koura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Sean Liddick (NSCL/ MSU)
Chengjian Lin (China Institute of Atomic Energy)
Jiajian Liu (HKU)
Nobuya Nishimura (Kyoto University)
Zhongming Niu (Anhui University)
Masaki Sasano (RIKEN)
Toshio Suzuki (Nihon University)
Yutaka Utsuno (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Meng-Ru Wu (Academia Sinica)
Kenichi Yoshida (Kyoto University)
Cenxi Yuan (Sun Yat-sen University)
Sponsorships:
JINA-CEE
HKU Physics Department
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