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UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense Sean Hunt "Helium Burning of 22Ne: Targets, Detectors, and Initial Measurements" Half of all heavy elements are produced in stellar environments through the nucleosynthetic s-process. The s-process takes place in asymptotic giant branch stars … Read more

UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense Andrew L. Cooper "A Low-Energy Study of the 20Ne(proton,gamma)21Na Reaction with High-Current Proton Beams at LENA" The neon-sodium (NeNa) cycle is believed to play a pivotal role in explaining the oxygen-sodium abundance anticorrelation exhibited … Read more