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Nuclear Astrophysics

Nuclear Astrophysics is a specialized interdisciplinary field that bridges the research domains of Nuclear Physics and Theoretical Astronomy by investigating the nuclear processes that govern the energy production, nucleosynthesis, and evolution of stars and other astrophysical phenomena.

1.6K

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127.4K

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6.3K

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1.2K

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2017–2026

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Publications

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A two-solar-mass neutron star measured using Shapiro delay

Paul B. Demorest, Timothy T. Pennucci, S. M. Ransom et al. · Nature · 2010 · 3.9K citations · Full text

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Nucleosynthesis, neutrino bursts and γ-rays from coalescing neutron stars

David Eichler, Mario Livio, Tsvi Piran et al. · Nature · 1989 · 2.1K citations

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A Skyrme parametrization from subnuclear to neutron star densities Part II. Nuclei far from stabilities

E. Chabanat, P. Bonche, P. Haensel et al. · Nuclear Physics A · 1998 · 2K citations

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PSR J0030+0451 Mass and Radius from NICER Data and Implications for the Properties of Neutron Star Matter

The Astrophysical Journal Letters · 2019 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Neutron Star Structure and the Equation of State

James M. Lattimer, Madappa Prakash · The Astrophysical Journal · 2001 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Authors

6.3K

  1. MW
    M. Wiescher

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    58 publications · 6.2K citations

    37

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  2. FT
    F.‐K. Thielemann

    University of Basel, Switzerland

    36 publications · 7.3K citations

    28

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  3. TR
    T. Rauscher

    University of Basel, Switzerland

    36 publications · 5.1K citations

    26

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  4. CS
    C. Spitaleri

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Italy

    29 publications · 1.6K citations

    23

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  5. RG
    R. G. Pizzone

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Italy

    24 publications · 1.4K citations

    21

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    43 h-index

    102 publications

    18.2K citations

  2. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    40 h-index

    175 publications

    22.2K citations

  3. GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

    Darmstadt, Germany

    40 h-index

    161 publications

    14.9K citations

  4. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    39 h-index

    112 publications

    14.7K citations

  5. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    39 h-index

    208 publications

    16.1K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    34 h-index

    279 publications

    38.8K citations

  7. Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics

    East Lansing, United States

    34 h-index

    207 publications

    23.4K citations

  8. National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

    East Lansing, United States

    33 h-index

    134 publications

    21.9K citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 186 publications · 20.7K citations

    73

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  2. Nuclear Physics A

    115 publications · 8.5K citations

    37

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  3. Physical Review C

    PRC · 60 publications · 4.5K citations

    33

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  4. The European Physical Journal A

    EPJ · 55 publications · 2.8K citations

    30

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  5. Physics Letters B

    70 publications · 2.5K citations

    29

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