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  • 2010 - Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society For seminal contributions to the experimental determination of nuclear cross-sections in stars, including the first direct measurement of the key 3He fusion reaction at solar conditions

Overview

C. Rolfs is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, focusing research within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. The subfields of study connected to their work include Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Spectroscopy, and Radiation.

The scientist's primary research topics cover Nuclear physics research studies, Particle accelerators and beam dynamics, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, as well as Nuclear Physics and Applications.

Recent publications by C. Rolfs include:

  • "A 4π γ-summing method for cross-section measurements of capture reactions," 2020, published in HNPS Advances in Nuclear Physics
  • "Metals, the plasma of the poor man?", 2021, published in HNPS Advances in Nuclear Physics
  • "Solar fusion cross sections," 2021, published in UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with C. Rolfs are:

  • A. Spyrou
  • Harry Becker
  • A. Lagoyannis
  • S. Harissopulos
  • E. G. Adelberger

The main venues for their publications include:

  • HNPS Advances in Nuclear Physics
  • UNC Libraries

C. Rolfs received the Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American Physical Society in 2010. The award citation states it was for seminal contributions to the experimental determination of nuclear cross-sections in stars, including the first direct measurement of the key 3He fusion reaction at solar conditions.

Best Publications

  • A compilation of charged-particle induced thermonuclear reaction rates

    C. Angulo;M. Arnould;M. Rayet;P. Descouvemont

  • Solar fusion cross sections

    Eric G. Adelberger;Sam M. Austin;John N. Bahcall;A. B. Balantekin

  • Cauldrons in the cosmos

    Claus E. Rolfs;William S. Rodney;Donald D. Clayton

  • Astrophysical S-factor of 14N(p,γ) 15O

    A. Formicola;G. Imbriani;H. Costantini;C. Angulo

  • Nuclei in the cosmos

    Heinz Oberhummer;J. H. Applegate;J. J. Cowan;F. Käppeler

  • S-factor of 14N(p,γ)15O at astrophysical energies⋆

    G. Imbriani;H. Costantini;A. Formicola;A. Vomiero

  • S-factor of 14N(p,gamma)15O at astrophysical energies

    G. Imbriani;H. Costantini;A. Formicola;A. Vomiero

  • Spectroscopic factors from radiative capture reactions

    C. Rolfs

  • The LUNA II 400 kV accelerator

    A. Formicola;G. Imbriani;M. Junker;D. Bemmerer

  • Low-energy fusion cross sections of D + D and D + 3He reactions

    A. Krauss;H.W. Becker;H.P. Trautvetter;C. Rolfs

  • Oppenheimer-Phillips effect and electron screening in d+ d fusion reactions

    U. Greife;F. Gorris;M. Junker;C. Rolfs

  • First measurement of the He-3(He-3, 2p)He-4 cross section down to the lower edge of the solar Gamow peak

    R. Bonetti;C. Broggini;L. Campajola;P. Corvisiero

  • First measurement of the d(p,γ)3He cross section down to the solar Gamow peak

    C. Casella;H. Costantini;A. Lemut;B. Limata

  • 12C+12C fusion reactions near the Gamow energy.

    T. Spillane;F. Raiola;C. Rolfs;D. Schürmann

  • Stellar reaction rate of 14N(p, γ)15O and hydrogen burning in massive stars☆

    U. Schröder;H.W. Becker;G. Bogaert;J. Görres

  • The bottleneck of CNO burning and the age of Globular Clusters

    G. Imbriani;H. Costantini;A. Formicola;D. Bemmerer

  • Isotopic dependence of electron screening in fusion reactions

    S. Engstler;S. Engstler;G. Raimann;G. Raimann;C. Angulo;C. Angulo;U. Greife;U. Greife

  • The B 11 ( p , α 0 ) Be 8 reaction at sub-Coulomb energies via the Trojan-horse method

    C. Spitaleri;L. Lamia;A. Tumino;R. G. Pizzone

  • The bottleneck of the CNO burning and the age of the Globular Clusters

    G. Imbriani;H. Costantini;A. Formicola;D. Bemmerer

  • Enhanced electron screening in d(d,p)t for deuterated metals

    F. Raiola;L. Gang;C. Bonomo;G. Gyürky

Frequent Co-Authors

Oscar Straniero
Oscar Straniero National Institute for Astrophysics
Alberto Vomiero
Alberto Vomiero Luleå University of Technology
Michael Wiescher
Michael Wiescher University of Notre Dame
Thomas Rauscher
Thomas Rauscher University of Basel

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