Speaker
Description
Precision electron scattering has long been a powerful tool to probe nuclear structure and reaction mechanisms relevant for nuclear astrophysics. At Mainz, the MAMI accelerator and the upcoming MESA facility provide unique opportunities for high-precision measurements at low energies. Dedicated experimental programs aim to investigate excited states in light nuclei as well as reaction cross sections that play a role in stellar environments.
In this talk, I will give an overview of the current and planned nuclear astrophysics program at MAMI and MESA. Motivated by potential future capabilities at Jefferson Lab in the energy range of roughly 10–100 MeV (and possibly up to a few hundred MeV), I will conclude with a brief discussion of possible areas of complementarity between Mainz and JLab.
