Charged-Particle Thermonuclear Reaction Rates: III. Nuclear Physics Input

TL;DR

This paper provides the nuclear physics input data used for Monte Carlo calculations of thermonuclear reaction rates, based mainly on experimental data, to support accurate astrophysical modeling.

Contribution

It publishes the input files for the RatesMC code, enabling reproducibility and further analysis of thermonuclear reaction rates based on experimental nuclear physics data.

Findings

Compilation of nuclear physics input data for reaction rate calculations

Implementation of Monte Carlo method for reaction rate probability density functions

Extensive literature survey up to November 2009

Abstract

The nuclear physics input used to compute the Monte Carlo reaction rates and probability density functions that are tabulated in the second paper of this series (Paper II) is presented. Specifically, we publish the input files to the Monte Carlo reaction rate code RatesMC, which is based on the formalism presented in the first paper of this series (Paper I). This data base contains overwhelmingly experimental nuclear physics information. The survey of literature for this review was concluded in November 2009.