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SYMM: Symposium Mass Matters: Prospects of Bridging Nuclear Physics, Mass Spectrometry, and Astrophysics

SYMM 2: Focus Session: Neutron capture reactions in the cosmos and the lab (joint session HK/SYMM)

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 14:00–15:30, HS 1 Physik

The symposium will focus on the interplay between nuclear astrophysics, nuclear physics, and mass spectrometry, with particular emphasis on heavy element nucleosynthesis and the role of neutron capture rates. Measuring and understanding the nuclear masses of exotic nuclei are crucial for better constraining explosive nucleosynthesis processes. The afternoon session will spotlight ongoing efforts to measure neutron capture rates in the laboratory and explore their crucial role in shaping "live" remnants of explosive nucleosynthesis events in the cosmos, which are detected on Earth using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS).

	14:00	SYMM 2.1	Invited Talk: Neutron-induced reactions and open questions in the s-process — •Alberto Mengoni
	14:25	SYMM 2.2	Invited Talk: n-capture experiments in inverse kinematics — •Rene Reifarth
	14:50	SYMM 2.3	Invited Talk: Single atom counting of live interstellar radionuclides in natural archives — •Johannes Lachner
	15:15		Common discussion: 15’