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Computational Workflows for Uncertainty-Quantified Nuclear Reactions: From Nuclear Theory Inputs to Astrophysical Reaction Rates

Berryman, Jeffrey M. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Pruitt, Cole D. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Escher, Jutta E. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Gorton, Oliver C. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Holmbeck, Erika M. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Kravvaris, Kostas [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Sieverding, Andre [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Garcia, Jonathan A. Cabrera [University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)]·Surman, Rebecca [University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)]·Kedia, Atul [North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)]·McLaughlin, Gail C. [North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)]
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Reactions on unstable nuclei, particularly those on the neutron-rich side of stability, are important for both fundamental and applied physics. For fundamental science, the most prevalent use case is astrophysi cal nucleosynthesis by rapid neutron capture—the r-process—by which heavy nuclei are formed in extreme astrophysical environments, such as in supernovae and neutron star mergers; see, e.g., Refs. [1–3]. For ap plications, these processes are relevant for the interpretation of radiochemical data from historic nuclear tests, which contribute to our ability to certify the enduring stockpile in the absence of nuclear testing [4]; see Ref. [5] for a broader discussion of applications. However, reaction cross sections involving unsta ble species are generally poorly understood, for the simple reason that useful data become scarce as one moves away from stability. While there are avenues for improving the amount and quality of data for these species [6], one is fundamentally reliant on nuclear theory to make progress on these fields of study.

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Berryman, Jeffrey M. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Pruitt, Cole D. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Escher, Jutta E. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Gorton, Oliver C. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Holmbeck, Erika M. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Kravvaris, Kostas [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Sieverding, Andre [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Garcia, Jonathan A. Cabrera [University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)], Surman, Rebecca [University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)], Kedia, Atul [North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)], McLaughlin, Gail C. [North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)]. 2026-03-07. Computational Workflows for Uncertainty-Quantified Nuclear Reactions: From Nuclear Theory Inputs to Astrophysical Reaction Rates. https://doi.org/10.2172/3022089

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