出版社：SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
摘要：Simulations of nucleosynthesis in astrophysical environments are at the intersection of nuclear
physics reaction rate research and astrophysical applications, for example in the area of galactic
chemical evolution or near-field cosmology. Unfortunately, at present the available yields for such
applications are based on heterogeneous assumptions between the various contributing nuclear
production sites, both in terms of modeling the thermodynamic environment itself as well as the
choice of specifc nuclear reaction rates and compilations. On the other side, new nuclear reaction
rate determinations are often taking a long time to be included in astrophysical applications. The
NuGrid project addresses these issues by providing a set of codes and a framework in which
these codes interact. In this contribution we describe the motivation, goals and first results of the
NuGrid project. At the core is a new and evolving post-processing nuclesoynthesis code (PPN)
that can follow quiescent and explosive nucleosynthesis following multi-zone 1D-stellar evolution
as well as multi-zone hydrodynamic input, including explosions. First results are available in the
areas of AGB and massive stars.
