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Award Abstract #0216072
MRI/RUI: Acquisition of a High-Rate Data Analysis System for Nuclear Astrophysics Research
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PHY
Division of Physics
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
August 23, 2002 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
August 23, 2002 |
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| Award Number: |
0216072 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Richard N. Boyd
PHY Division of Physics
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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| Start Date: |
September 1, 2002 |
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| Expires: |
August 31, 2004 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$104892 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Robert Kaye kaye@calumet.purdue.edu (Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
Purdue University
Young Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907 765/494-4600
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| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Field Application(s): |
0000099 Other Applications NEC
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
SMET, 9229, 9178, 1233
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
Nuclear Astrophysics has developed a very successful model of stellar nova explosions based on a series of reactions in which protons are captured by atomic nuclei and high-energy electromagnetic radiation is released in the form of gamma rays. The probabilities of these reactions determine the time scale for the stellar explosion events and are unknown in many cases. The measurement of these probabilities is a prominent research subject at a number of research facilities around the world. In many of these studies, a high-efficiency gamma-ray detection system would provide a great increase in sensitivity for these measurements. The aim of this project is to establish an efficient and versatile gamma-detector system which will be used for experimental research in nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics. The system will be used at several laboratories (most of which are capable of producing "exotic" ion beams) in the United States in conjunction with charged-particle detector systems and spectrometers. The
components of the detector system will be maintained and calibrated with the help of Undergraduate students at Purdue University Calumet.
The students will learn essential skills and techniques of modern Nuclear Physics experiments, and will assist in the setup of the detector array in collaboration with researchers at Florida State University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Michigan State University, and Argonne National Laboratory.
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