Multiparticle Photonuclear Reactions in the p-Process at Temperatures between 1 and 10 GK

Abstract

The role of (γ, 2n), (γ, pn), and (γ, 2p) multiparticle photonuclear reactions in processes that lead to the nucleosynthesis of p-nuclides is considered. The library of rates of multiparticle photonuclear reactions that was developed for the temperature range between 1 and 10 GK and which is intended for use in stellar-evolution models and in calculations of nucleosynthesis is described. A simulation of the p-process in the course of an SN-IIa core-collapse event reveals that, within the scenario being considered, a dominant effect of multiparticle photonuclear reactions consists in enhancing the rate of photodisintegration of p-nuclides at temperatures above 6 to 7 GK.