An ERC Starting Grant project on p-process nucleosynthesis concluded

TL;DR

This paper summarizes a five-year ERC-funded research project that investigated nuclear reactions relevant to the astrophysical p-process nucleosynthesis, highlighting key experimental findings and achievements.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of new experimental data and insights gained on proton- and alpha-induced nuclear reactions related to the p-process.

Findings

Experimental data on proton- and alpha-induced reactions obtained

Advances in understanding p-process nucleosynthesis mechanisms

Key achievements in nuclear reaction studies for astrophysics

Abstract

In 2008 a Starting Grant project supported by the European Research Council titled "Nuclear reaction studies relevant to the astrophysical p-process nucleosynthesis" was launched. After five years of successful research related to the experimental investigation of proton- and alpha-induced nuclear reaction for the astrophysical p-process, the project came to an end. In this paper a summary of the research and the most important achievements is given.