Nuclear Physics in the Universe

Interest in the interface between nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics has been growing following the development of new radioactive beam experimental facilities. This has been accompanied by increased cooperation between the fields of nuclear physics and astrophysics.

The First Symposium on Nuclear Physics in the Universe was motivated by this increased cooperation, bringing together 100 participants from the nuclear structure, astrophysics, and atomic physics communities with the goal of supporting and guiding the developing field of radioactive ion beam physics. These proceedings are an important record of that meeting which will serve to disseminate the material presented at the symposium to an even wider audience.