| Nuclear astrophysics with NuGrid: stars for research and for training the next generation of scientists |
| Marco Pignatari |
| University of Hull, UK and Konkoly Observatory, MTA CSFK, Hungary |
| The Nucleosynthesis Grid (NuGrid) collaboration aims to study how elements are made by different types and generations of stars, and how they evolve in galaxies. Theoretical simulations are performed for stars and galactic chemical evolution in computers, to be compared with observations from the oldest stars in the galaxy, from the composition of the solar system and of the interstellar medium, or from young stars in galactic open clusters. The nuclear physics in stars, the chemistry in space, the cosmological and local evolution of our galaxy: all play a major role to explain what we observe today. In this presentation, I will discuss a sample of our results published recently or in progress, focusing on studies where students are the key drivers of the research. We will explore the production of the elements in the oldest core-collapse supernovae, in thermonuclear supernovae, and in low mass stars. |