Transfer reactions as an Indirect Method in Nuclear Astrophysics

Abstract

In my presentation, I will discuss the use of transfer reactions as an indirect method of determining information important for nuclear astrophysics. Specifically, I will focus on peripheral reactions and their analysis with the Asymptotic Normalization Coefficients (ANC) method. I will present results from related experiments that have been conducted at the Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University with focus on the Optical Model Parameters obtained and the need for reliable calculations. Additionally, I will describe the improvements in the measured data that we obtained after upgrading the detection system used. 2011 4 4