Most elements observed in the galaxy are produced through nuclear reactions inside stars, including explosive stellar phenomena, such as classical novae, supernovae, and neutron star mergers. To understand galactic elemental abundances, it is essential to determine the rates of these reactions. Additionally, simulations of these astrophysical environments have shown that many predicted...
The TRIUMF Ultracold Advanced Neutron (TUCAN) Collaboration has recently built a surface coating facility at the University of Winnipeg. The primary purpose of this facility is to prepare ultracold neutron (UCN) guides to transport UCNs from source to an electric dipole moment experiment. The application of special coatings enhances UCN reflection and increases transmission through the guide...
In order to search for physics beyond the Standard Model at the precision frontier, it is sometimes essential to account for higher-order radiative corrections. We perform complete and detailed calculations of electroweak radiative corrections to parity-violating lepton scattering with a distinguishable target (electron-proton,muon-proton) up to Next-to-Next-to-Leading Order (NNLO) level using...
The force between nucleons, termed the nucleon-nucleon interaction or residual strong force, is wholly responsible for binding nucleons together to form atomic nuclei. Contemporary theories describing this interaction have been fitted to a wealth of nucleon-nucleon scattering cross sections with much success. This provides confidence to the various approaches when modelling this nuclear force,...
