The r-process Code SiRop: Applications to Nuclear Sensitivity Studies and High-energy Astrophysics
Abstract
The r-process has long remained an unsolved puzzle in nuclear physics and astrophysics. The astrophysical sites of the r-process have eluded discovery despite much experimental and theoretical research. In order to better understand all aspects of the involved physics we have developed SiRop. SiRop is an r-process code which has been improved from a previous version (r-Java 2.0)
to include enhanced utilities for running simulations and collecting advanced statistical data. Use
of SiRop can assist in identifying key isotopes and help guide nuclear experiments. The code can
also used to study high-energy astrophysical phenomena and opens up an avenue explaining high-energy phenomena, like fast radio bursts (FRB), which continue to challenge traditional models. A
detailed analysis was performed on the statistical methods employed in current sensitivity studies
and an improvement on existing techniques was developed.
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Keywords
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Citation
Shand, Z. (2016). The r-process Code SiRop: Applications to Nuclear Sensitivity Studies and High-energy Astrophysics (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28374