| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 301, 2024
XLV Symposium on Nuclear Physics 2024
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| Article Number | 01004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Nuclear Astrophysics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430101004 | |
| Published online | 07 August 2024 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430101004
The Manhattan Project and the Development of Nuclear Astrophysics
Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
* e-mail: wiescher.1@nd.edu
Published online: 7 August 2024
This paper will provide a historical analysis of the impact of the US Manhattan Project from 1942 to 1945 and the subsequent nuclear test program 1945-1970 towards the development of the field of Nuclear Astrophysics and the interpretation of nuclear reaction processes in stars and explosive stellar environments.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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