Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
AIP Conference Proceedings
Publication Date
Page Numbers
439 to 441
Volume
1269
Issue
1
Conference Name
The 10th International Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolution of the Galaxies (OMEG10)
Conference Location
Osaka, Japan
Conference Sponsor
RCNP / JAEA
Conference Date
-
Abstract
To better understand the energy generation and element synthesis occurring in novae and X‐ray bursts, we give quantitative definitions to the concepts of “bottlenecks” and “waiting points” in the thermonuclear reaction flow. We use these criteria to search for bottlenecks and waiting points in post‐processing element synthesis explosion simulations. We have incorporated these into the Computational Infrastructure for Nuclear Astrophysics, a suite of nuclear astrophysics codes available online at nucastrodata.org, so that anyone may perform custom searches for bottlenecks and waiting points.
