Nuclear astrophysics: the unfinished quest for the origin of the elements

Half a century has passed since the foundation of nuclear astrophysics. Since then, this discipline has reached its maturity. Today, nuclear astrophysics constitutes a multidisciplinary crucible of knowledge that combines the achievements in theoretical astrophysics, observational astronomy, cosmochemistry and nuclear physics. New tools and developments have revolutionized our understanding of the origin of the elements: supercomputers have provided astrophysicists with the required computational capabilities to study the evolution of stars in a multidimensional framework; the emergence of high-energy astrophysics with space-borne observatories has opened new windows to observe the Universe, from a novel panchromatic perspective; cosmochemists have isolated tiny pieces of stardust embedded in primitive meteorites, giving clues on the processes operating in stars as well as on the way matter condenses to form solids; and nuclear physicists have measured reactions near stellar energies, through the combined efforts using stable and radioactive ion beam facilities. This review provides comprehensive insight into the nuclear history of the Universe and related topics: starting from the Big Bang, when the ashes from the primordial explosion were transformed to hydrogen, helium, and few trace elements, to the rich variety of nucleosynthesis mechanisms and sites in the Universe. Particular attention is paid to the hydrostatic processes governing the evolution of low-mass stars, red giants and asymptotic giant-branch stars, as well as to the explosive nucleosynthesis occurring in core-collapse and thermonuclear supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, classical novae, X-ray bursts, superbursts, and stellar mergers.Comment: Invited Review. Accepted for publication in "Reports on Progress in Physics" (version with low-resolution figures

\u3ci\u3eOperations in Waziristan, 1919-1920\u3c/i\u3e

Operation in Waziristan, 1919-1920, compiled by the General Staff Army Headquarters, India

Fish Bulletin No. 102. The Marine Fish Catch of California For The Years 1953 and 1954 with Jack Mackerel and Sardine Yield Per Area From California Waters 1946–47 Through 1954–55

This bulletin includes records of the pounds of fish landed in the different areas of the State and their value to the fishermen. It is prepared to meet the numerous requests for such data received throughout the year from members of the fishing industry, harbor commissions, scientists, and persons in other related fields for use in their studies and reports.This is the sixteenth in the series of fish bulletins dealing with fish catch. The first, published in 1929, contained records of the State's commercial fish catch for 1926 and 1927. Data for subsequent years have been published annually or biennially. Due to the growth of and interest in the marine sport catch and the live bait fishery, additional tables on sport and live bait catches were included with the 1950 figures and these have appeared in succeeding bulletins. In 1947 all available records of commercial catch for the years 1916–1947 were summarized. Although this bulletin carries the title "Marine Fish Catch," small poundages of fresh water commercial landings are also included

Fish Bulletin No. 95. The Commercial Fish Catch of California For the Year 1952 with Proportion of King and Silver Salmon in California's 1952 Landings

It has been the purpose of the Catch Bulletins to present consistent tables of the commercial fish landings in California continuously from year to year. This bulletin is the fifteenth in the series which carries the historic record of the fisheries from 1926 through 1952. There is included in text and tables relevant information on such subjects as the marine sport catch, the live bait fishery and the census of the fleet and fishermen

Badakhshan Province and Northeastern Afghanistan

"The present edition includes the formerly secret Gazetteer of Afghanistan (compiled in 1914) with corrections and additions of maps and considerable new material to take into account developments up to 1970." xiii, 255 pages maps 28 cm.This material from University of Arizona Professor Emeritus Ludwig W. Adamec is made available by the University of Arizona Libraries as part of the Afghanistan Digital Collections. Email [email protected] with your questions about this collection

Herat and Northwestern Afghanistan

"The present edition includes the formerly secret Gazetteer of Afghanistan (compiled in 1914) with corrections and additions of maps and considerable new material to take into account developments up to 1970." xvi, 521 pages, 54 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm.This material from University of Arizona Professor Emeritus Ludwig W. Adamec is made available by the University of Arizona Libraries as part of the Afghanistan Digital Collections. Email [email protected] with your questions about this collection

Kabul and Southeastern Afghanistan

"The present edition includes the formerly secret Gazetteer of Afghanistan (compiled in 1914) with corrections and additions of maps and considerable new material to take into account developments up to 1970."Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Based on data compiled by the British Indian General Staff. Xx, 859 pages, 65 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : maps ; 28 cm.This material from University of Arizona Professor Emeritus Ludwig W. Adamec is made available by the University of Arizona Libraries as part of the Afghanistan Digital Collections. Email [email protected] with your questions about this collection

Mazar-I-Sharif and North-Central Afghanistan

"The present edition includes the formerly secret Gazetteer of Afghanistan (compiled in 1914) with corrections and additions of maps and considerable new material to take into account developments up to 1970." xviii, 693, [89] pages : maps ; 28 cm.This material from University of Arizona Professor Emeritus Ludwig W. Adamec is made available by the University of Arizona Libraries as part of the Afghanistan Digital Collections. Email [email protected] with your questions about this collection

Republic of Cuba military intelligence map

Relief shown by contours, spot heights and gradient tints. Shows drainage, settlements, sugar mills, transportation and communication lines, telegraph and telephone stations, canals, aqueducts, lighthouses and airports. "Map no. 3406-30 TPA." Inset maps: Habana City and vicinity. Scale [ca. 1:50,000] -- Cuba and adjacent regions ... Includes tables showing radio stations, shortest sailing distances from Havana and Cienfuegos and indexes to active sugar mills and telegraph cables.Color1:500,00