Nuclear Theory for Astrophysics, Stockpile Stewardship, and Homeland Security Export

@article{citeulike:390812, abstract = {A large number of problems key to astrophysics, stockpile stewardship, and homeland defense rely on knowledge of nuclear physics in regimes inaccessible to experiment. In stellar and nuclear explosions unstable nuclei and nuclear isomers are produced in copious quantities and are used to diagnose the explosion. Similarly, analysis of the unstable nuclei from the debris will be key to attribution in the event of a terrorist domestic nuclear attack. In the case of nuclear non-proliferation a number of new schemes are being considered by the IAEA to address the ever greater needs, including neutrino monitoring of the plutonium content of reactors. For all of these problems detailed nuclear theory is required. In this talk I discuss the theoretical physics needs for the type of problems of overlapping interest to astrophysics and national security.}, author = {Hayes, A.}, citeulike-article-id = {390812}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2004APS..DNP.GC001H}, journal = {APS Meeting Abstracts}, keywords = {attribution, newthesis}, month = {October}, posted-at = {2005-11-12 08:15:30}, priority = {4}, title = {Nuclear Theory for Astrophysics, Stockpile Stewardship, and Homeland Security}, url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2004APS..DNP.GC001H}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:390812 L3 - citeulike-article-id:390812 N2 - A large number of problems key to astrophysics, stockpile stewardship, and homeland defense rely on knowledge of nuclear physics in regimes inaccessible to experiment. In stellar and nuclear explosions unstable nuclei and nuclear isomers are produced in copious quantities and are used to diagnose the explosion. Similarly, analysis of the unstable nuclei from the debris will be key to attribution in the event of a terrorist domestic nuclear attack. In the case of nuclear non-proliferation a number of new schemes are being considered by the IAEA to address the ever greater needs, including neutrino monitoring of the plutonium content of reactors. For all of these problems detailed nuclear theory is required. In this talk I discuss the theoretical physics needs for the type of problems of overlapping interest to astrophysics and national security. JF - APS Meeting Abstracts TI - Nuclear Theory for Astrophysics, Stockpile Stewardship, and Homeland Security KW - attribution KW - newthesis AU - Hayes, A PY - 2004/October// UR - http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2004APS..DNP.GC001H ER -