Neutron-capture reactions for astrophysical processes
from
Monday 3 November 2025 (08:50)
to
Friday 7 November 2025 (19:00)
Monday 3 November 2025
08:50
08:50 - 09:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
09:00
Overview Talk and NSTAR Project: Direct Neutron Capture Reactions in A Storage Ring
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Iris Dillmann
(
TRIUMF
)
Overview Talk and NSTAR Project: Direct Neutron Capture Reactions in A Storage Ring
Iris Dillmann
(
TRIUMF
)
09:00 - 09:45
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
09:45
Surrogate reactions at the experimental storage ring
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Beatriz Jurado
Surrogate reactions at the experimental storage ring
Beatriz Jurado
09:45 - 10:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:20
Discussion
Discussion
10:20 - 10:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:35
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:35 - 11:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:00
The s, i and n processes in massive and AGB stars
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Arthur Choplin
(
Université Libre de Bruxelles
)
The s, i and n processes in massive and AGB stars
Arthur Choplin
(
Université Libre de Bruxelles
)
11:00 - 11:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:35
The time-dependence of the i process engine and the Global Oscillation of Shell-Hydrogen ingestion (GOSH) in 3D simulations
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Falk Herwig
(
University of Victoria
)
The time-dependence of the i process engine and the Global Oscillation of Shell-Hydrogen ingestion (GOSH) in 3D simulations
Falk Herwig
(
University of Victoria
)
11:35 - 12:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:10
Discussion
Discussion
12:10 - 12:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:25
Lunch
Lunch
12:25 - 14:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:00
Nuclear physics uncertainties in the weak and strong r-process
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Almudena Arcones
(
TU Darmstadt and GSI
)
Nuclear physics uncertainties in the weak and strong r-process
Almudena Arcones
(
TU Darmstadt and GSI
)
14:00 - 14:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:35
Hydrodynamical models of neutron-star mergers including all phases of matter ejection
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Oliver Just
(
RIKEN Japan
)
Hydrodynamical models of neutron-star mergers including all phases of matter ejection
Oliver Just
(
RIKEN Japan
)
14:35 - 15:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:10
Discussion
Discussion
15:10 - 15:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:25
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:25 - 15:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:50
Searching for astrophysical signatures of different neutron capture processes
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Nicole Vassh
Searching for astrophysical signatures of different neutron capture processes
Nicole Vassh
15:50 - 16:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:25
Neutron-capture constraints for the i-process
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Artemis Spyrou
(
Michigan State University
)
Neutron-capture constraints for the i-process
Artemis Spyrou
(
Michigan State University
)
16:25 - 16:45
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:45
Discussion
Discussion
16:45 - 17:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Tuesday 4 November 2025
09:00
60Fe and 182Hf production via double neutron capture on 58Fe and 180Hf
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Anton Wallner
(
The Australian National University
)
60Fe and 182Hf production via double neutron capture on 58Fe and 180Hf
Anton Wallner
(
The Australian National University
)
09:00 - 09:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
09:35
The measurement on the reaction rate of 59Fe(n,g) in RIBLL
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SHILUN JIN
The measurement on the reaction rate of 59Fe(n,g) in RIBLL
SHILUN JIN
09:35 - 10:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:10
Discussion
Discussion
10:10 - 10:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:25
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 - 10:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:50
Predicting radiative neutron captures
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Stephane Goriely
(
Université Libre de Bruxelles
)
Predicting radiative neutron captures
Stephane Goriely
(
Université Libre de Bruxelles
)
10:50 - 11:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:25
Experimental neutron-captures for r-process
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Dennis Muecher
(
University of Cologne
)
Experimental neutron-captures for r-process
Dennis Muecher
(
University of Cologne
)
11:25 - 12:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:00
Discussion
Discussion
12:00 - 12:15
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:15
Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
13:45
Impact of level densities in capture cross sections
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Gregory Potel Aguilar
(
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
)
Impact of level densities in capture cross sections
Gregory Potel Aguilar
(
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
)
13:45 - 14:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:20
Microscopic nuclear level densities and Photon Strength functions for neutron capture
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stephane hilaire
(
CEA, DAM, DIF
)
Microscopic nuclear level densities and Photon Strength functions for neutron capture
stephane hilaire
(
CEA, DAM, DIF
)
14:20 - 14:55
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:55
Discussion
Discussion
14:55 - 15:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:10
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:35
Key nuclear reactions for nucleosynthesis and Galactic chemical evolution
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Toshitaka Kajino
(
Beihang University/NAOJ/University of Tokyo
)
Key nuclear reactions for nucleosynthesis and Galactic chemical evolution
Toshitaka Kajino
(
Beihang University/NAOJ/University of Tokyo
)
15:35 - 16:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:10
Neutron transfer reactions to the continuum as an indirect approach to neutron capture
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Filomena Nunes
(
Michigan State University
)
Neutron transfer reactions to the continuum as an indirect approach to neutron capture
Filomena Nunes
(
Michigan State University
)
16:10 - 16:45
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:45
Nuclear physics input for r-process calculations
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Rebecca Surman
(
University of Notre Dame
)
Nuclear physics input for r-process calculations
Rebecca Surman
(
University of Notre Dame
)
16:45 - 17:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
17:20
Discussion
Discussion
17:20 - 17:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Wednesday 5 November 2025
09:00
In between s process and r process: observations from stellar nucleosynthesis in the Milky Way disk and nuclear uncertainties
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Marco Pignatari
(
Konkoly Observatory
)
In between s process and r process: observations from stellar nucleosynthesis in the Milky Way disk and nuclear uncertainties
Marco Pignatari
(
Konkoly Observatory
)
09:00 - 09:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
09:35
Advances in Direct Measurement of Neutron Capture
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Aaron Couture
(
Los Alamos National Laboratory
)
Advances in Direct Measurement of Neutron Capture
Aaron Couture
(
Los Alamos National Laboratory
)
09:35 - 10:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:10
Discussion
Discussion
10:10 - 10:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:25
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 - 10:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:50
Level densities and hidden strength from the fluctuation analysis of high-resolution spectra
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Peter von Neumann-Cosel
(
Institut fur Kernphysik, TU Darmstadt
)
Level densities and hidden strength from the fluctuation analysis of high-resolution spectra
Peter von Neumann-Cosel
(
Institut fur Kernphysik, TU Darmstadt
)
10:50 - 11:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:25
Nuclear Level Densities from Evaporation Spectra: Implications for Neutron Capture Reactions
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Alexander Voinov
(
Ohio University
)
Nuclear Level Densities from Evaporation Spectra: Implications for Neutron Capture Reactions
Alexander Voinov
(
Ohio University
)
11:25 - 12:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:00
Discussion
Discussion
12:00 - 12:15
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:15
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:15 - 13:45
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
13:45
Advancing reaction theory to enable predictions and indirect measurements of neutron capture cross sections for astrophysics
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Jutta Escher
Advancing reaction theory to enable predictions and indirect measurements of neutron capture cross sections for astrophysics
Jutta Escher
13:45 - 14:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:20
Illuminating Cosmic Nucleosynthesis at Intermediate Neutron Densities via Indirect Neutron-Capture Methods
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Andrea Richard
(
Ohio University
)
Illuminating Cosmic Nucleosynthesis at Intermediate Neutron Densities via Indirect Neutron-Capture Methods
Andrea Richard
(
Ohio University
)
14:20 - 14:55
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:55
Discussion
Discussion
14:55 - 15:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:10
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:35
15:35 - 17:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
19:00
Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
19:00 - 21:00
Thursday 6 November 2025
09:00
Projected shell model description for highly excited nuclear states
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Yang Sun
(
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
)
Projected shell model description for highly excited nuclear states
Yang Sun
(
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
)
09:00 - 09:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
09:35
Recent results from the Oslo Method
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Ann-Cecilie Larsen
(
University of Oslo
)
Recent results from the Oslo Method
Ann-Cecilie Larsen
(
University of Oslo
)
09:35 - 10:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:10
Discussion
Discussion
10:10 - 10:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:25
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 - 10:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:50
Probing heavy element nucleosynthesis through electromagnetic observations
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Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo
Probing heavy element nucleosynthesis through electromagnetic observations
Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo
10:50 - 11:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:25
Key neutron capture rates for the r-process nucleosynthesis
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Diego Vescovi
(
INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Abruzzo & INFN - Perugia
)
Key neutron capture rates for the r-process nucleosynthesis
Diego Vescovi
(
INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Abruzzo & INFN - Perugia
)
11:25 - 12:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:00
Discussion
Discussion
12:00 - 12:15
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:15
Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
13:45
Experimental techniques for neutron-induced capture measurements
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Frank Gunsing
(
CEA Irfu, University Paris-Saclay, France
)
Experimental techniques for neutron-induced capture measurements
Frank Gunsing
(
CEA Irfu, University Paris-Saclay, France
)
13:45 - 14:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:20
Fluctuation Properties and Nonstatistical Gamma Decays: Probing Chaos and Structure in Atomic Nuclei
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Johann Isaak
(
TU Darmstadt
)
Fluctuation Properties and Nonstatistical Gamma Decays: Probing Chaos and Structure in Atomic Nuclei
Johann Isaak
(
TU Darmstadt
)
14:20 - 14:55
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:55
Discussion
Discussion
14:55 - 15:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:10
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:35
Neutron-capture reactions in the nucleosynthesis of p-nuclei
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Nobuya Nishimura
Neutron-capture reactions in the nucleosynthesis of p-nuclei
Nobuya Nishimura
15:35 - 16:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:10
Photon Strength Functions from proton capture reactions
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Kgashane Malatji
(
University of California Berkeley
)
Photon Strength Functions from proton capture reactions
Kgashane Malatji
(
University of California Berkeley
)
16:10 - 16:45
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:45
Discussion
Discussion
16:45 - 17:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Friday 7 November 2025
09:00
Softness in the scissors motion
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Fang-Qi Chen
(
Lanzhou University
)
Softness in the scissors motion
Fang-Qi Chen
(
Lanzhou University
)
09:00 - 09:35
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
09:35
Isomers and M1 gamma-ray strength
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Sean Liddick
(
Michigan State University
)
Isomers and M1 gamma-ray strength
Sean Liddick
(
Michigan State University
)
09:35 - 10:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:10
Discussion
Discussion
10:10 - 10:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:25
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 - 10:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:50
Two-Step and Multi-Step Cascade Methods
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Milan Krticka
(
Charles University, Prague
)
Two-Step and Multi-Step Cascade Methods
Milan Krticka
(
Charles University, Prague
)
10:50 - 11:25
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:25
Recent recults from the Inverse-Oslo and Shape methods
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Mathis Wiedeking
(
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
)
Recent recults from the Inverse-Oslo and Shape methods
Mathis Wiedeking
(
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
)
11:25 - 12:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:00
Discussion
Discussion
12:00 - 12:15
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:15
Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
13:45
The beta-Oslo method: do{N++}until{break}
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Darren Bleuel
(
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
)
The beta-Oslo method: do{N++}until{break}
Darren Bleuel
(
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
)
13:45 - 14:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:20
Discussion and Conclusions
Discussion and Conclusions
14:20 - 15:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi