Nuclear physics laboratory results and simulations of exploding stars come together with a big bang in a program developed by a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Michael Smith. The Computational Infrastructure for Nuclear Astrophysics is an on-line suite of computer codes that provide an accurate, easy-to-use connection that allows scientists to upload and process data from laboratory measurements and run simulations to illustrate the astrophysical consequences of these measurements. The suite includes collaborative and community-building tools allowing researchers to quickly share their results with other scientists worldwide. The program is available through nucastrodata.org, a Web site linking all available nuclear data sets for research in astrophysics. The project, a collaboration between ORNL's Physics Division and the University of Tennessee, was funded by DOE's Office of Science.
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