Eur. Phys. J. A (2006) 27: 327-332
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2006-08-050-5

Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics II

Nuclear astrophysics at the east drip line

¹ Center for Nuclear Study (CNS), University of Tokyo, Wako Branch at RIKEN, Hirosawa 2-1, 351-0198, Wako, Saitama, Japan
² Department of Physics, Kyushu University, 812-8581, Fukuoka, Japan
³ Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 60439, IL, USA
⁴ RIKEN, 351-0198, Saitama, Japan
⁵ Rikkyo University, 171-0021, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
⁶ Nishi-Nippon Institute of Technology, 800-0394, Fukuoka, Japan
⁷ Department of Physics, Yamagata University, 999-8560, Yamagata, Japan
⁸ Department of Physics, Chung-Ang University, 156-756, Seoul, Korea
⁹ Ewha Womens' University, 120-750, Seoul, Korea
¹⁰ Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), H-4001, Debrecen, Hungary
¹¹ Departmento de Fysica Nuclear, Universidade de S ao Paulo, S ao Paulo, Brazil

^* e-mail: kubono@cns.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Received: 28 June 2005
Accepted: 20 December 2005
Published online: 23 March 2006

Abstract

In the first half of the paper, the nuclear astrophysics activities in Japan, especially in experimental studies are briefly overviewed. A variety of beams have been developed and used for nuclear astrophysics experiments in Japan. The activities include the RI beam facilities at low energies by the in-flight method at the Center for Nuclear Study (CNS), University of Tokyo and by the ISOL-based method at the JAERI tandem facility, and the RI beam facility at intermediate energies at RIKEN. Other activities include a study of the ¹²C(α,γ)¹⁶O reaction exclusively at the tandem accelerator at the Kyushu University, and studies at the neutron facility at Tokyo Institute of Technology and at the photon facility at AIST (Sanso-ken). Research opportunities in the future at RIBF, J-PARC, and SPRING8 are also discussed. A discussion on the research activities at CNS has been specifically extended in the latter half, including various possibilities in collaboration at the RI beam factory at RIKEN.