COSNUCS (COSmoNUClear Science) is the research project toward better understanding of the origin of heavy elements beyond iron, in particular of the r-process elements such as gold and uranium. This project is supported in part by the iTHES research group at RIKEN (理研).

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SCIENTIFIC GOAL

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NUCLEAR PHYSICS

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COMPUTER SCIENCE

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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION

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NEWS

2015.05.09
"Neutron Star Mergers as the Origin of r-process Elements in the Galactic Halo Based on the Sub-halo Clustering Scenario” has been published on the Astrophysical Journal Letters (web page).
2014.11.05
2014.09.18
研究成果がNHKコズミックフロント「エレメントミステリー 〜元素が支配する 宇宙と生命〜」で紹介されました。
2014.07.23
研究成果「宇宙の錬金術師は中性子星の合体か」がJSTサイエンスポータルで紹介されました。
2014.07.17
研究成果「金やウランなどの重い元素は中性子星の合体で作られた可能性が高い」が理研プレスリリースで紹介されました。
2014.06.27
"Production of all the r-process nuclei in the dynamical ejecta of neutron star mergers” has been published on the Astrophysical Journal Letters (web page).
2014.06.11
New paper "Impact of neutrino flavor oscillations on the neutrino-driven wind nucleosynthesis of an electron-capture supernova" is available (arXiv:1406.2596).
2014.06.11
Accepted version "Production of all the r-process nuclei in the dynamical ejecta of neutron star mergers" is now available (arXiv:1402.7317).