Nuclear Weak Processes and Astrophysical Applications

Abstract

Nuclear weak processes are investigated based on new shell model Hamiltonians, which give successful description of spin responses in nuclei, and applied to astrophysical problems. Neutrino-induced reactions on 12C and synthesis of light elements by supernova neutrinos, and effects of contamination of 13C, whose natural isotopic abundance is 1.1%, on inclusive ν-12C reactions are discussed. Spin-dipole transitions and ν-induced reactions on 16O are studied by using a new Hamiltonian with proper tensor components, and compared with conventional calculations and previous CRPA results. Gamow-Teller transition strength in 40Ar and ν-induced reactions on 40Ar by solar neutrinos are studied based on monopole-based-universal interaction (VMU). We finally discuss electron capture reactions on Ni isotopes in stellar environments.