How do stars synthesise new elements? How are elements disseminated in our Galaxy? Measurement of nuclear reactions involving radioactive isotopes is critical to address fundamental questions about the lives and deaths of stars.
Storage rings offer a new and unique approach to measure nuclear reactions via stored ion beams with high purity and intensity. In particular, the CRYRING storage ring, recently commissioned at GSI/FAIR (Germany), is the first and the only ring in the world where radioisotopes can be stored at the energies of interest for most astrophysical scenarios (<10 MeV/A).
I will introduce the topic of nuclear reaction measurement at storage rings, and describe specifically the novel scientific opportunities opened up by the CRYRING Array for Reaction MEasurement (CARME). CARME's scientific program will range from Big Bang to supernovae and is now funded via the ERC Starting Grant ELDAR.
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Antonio Caciolli
