Correlated and uncorrelated Monte Carlo neutron capture rate variations in weak r-process simulations

arXiv:2602.12428 · astro-ph.HE, nucl-th · Submitted 2026-02-12 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.HE, nucl-th

Submitted: 2026-02-12

Updated: 2026-09-21

Comments: Physical Review C Editors' Suggestion

Journal ref: Phys. Rev. C 114, 035805 (2026)

DOI: 10.1103/32jv-8965

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

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• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — 4× in this paper
• Core — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Yet Another Hauser-Feshbach Code — 3× in this paper
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• Multi-objective Optimization — 1× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
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• Uncertainty Quantification — 1× in this paper · explained in 8 episodes

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• Radiative strength functions from the energy-localized Brink-Axel hypothesis
• New approach for the quantification of uncertainties in reaction modeling via data-driven multi-objective optimization
• Constraining capture cross sections using proton inelastic scattering as a surrogate reaction
• Propagation of Hauser-Feshbach uncertainty estimates to r-process nucleosynthesis: Benchmark of statistical property models for neutron rich nuclei far from stability

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