Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
May 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008aas...212.8101s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #212, #81.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.264
Physics
Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
A key goal of nuclear astrophysics is to accurately predict the isotopic and elemental abundance yields from stars over a wide range of masses and initial metallicities. These yields, when combined with models of global star formation rates with time, provide predictions of the chemical evolution of our Galaxy. The challenge of stellar abundance studies is to confront these predictions with accurate values of critical abundance ratios in several major Periodic Table groups (e.g., the Fe-peak and neutron-capture elements). In this review we will discuss several examples of the interplay between nuclear physics, atomic physics, stellar interior and atmosphere modeling, and abundance determinations, in order to show how each specialty can shed light on the successes and remaining problems of the overall endeavor. Suggestions for new nuclear lab studies will be given.
This work has been supported by NSF grant AST-0607708.
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