Effect of nuclear structure on Type Ia supernova nucleosynthesis

Abstract

The relationship among nuclear structure, the weak processes in nuclei, and astrophysics becomes quite apparent in supernova explosion and nucleosynthesis studies. In this brief article, I report on progress made in the last few years on calculating electron capture and beta-decay rates in iron-group nuclei. I also report on applications of these rates to Type-Ia nucleosynthesis studies.

Comments: To appear in the proceedings of Nuclei In the Cosmos 2000