2004/02/27 by P. Descouvemont, T. Rauscher
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical and nuclear sciences #Nuclear physics research studies #Nuclear reactor physics and engineering #astro-ph #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2004.10.024
published as Nucl.Phys. A777 (2006) 137-156 · 25 pages, 3 figures, invited article to appear in Nucl. Phys. A
arxiv created 2004/02/27 · openalex publication_date 2004/11/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We review different models used for reactions involved in nuclear astrophysics. The reaction rate is defined for resonant as well as for non-resonant processes. For low-density nuclei, we describe the DWBA method, the potential model, the R-matrix method, and microscopic cluster models. The statistical model is developed for high-level densities. Details of calculations in the low- and high-density regimes are illustrated with new results concerning transfer reactions and level densities.