Schramm plot of BBN light element preditiions. Curves are from Fields, Olive, Yeh, and Young (2020). CMB band is final Planck data release. Yellow boxes are observatins.
Fields, Molaro, and Sarkar mini-review in 2019 Review of Particle Physics.
BBN likelihoods for number of light neutrino species. Curves show different combinations of observables. Right panel is zoon.
Fields, Olive, Yeh, and Young (2020)
Joint BBN likelihood of the baryon-to-photon ratio eta and the number of neutrino species. Shown using different combinations of 4He (Y_p) and dueterium constraints, and the final Planck CMB results.
Fields, Olive, Yeh, and Young (2020)
Key nuclear reactions for big-bang nucleosythesis. Adapted from Fields (2011).
Near-Earth Supernovae
r-Process radioisotope ratios in ferromanganese crusts, based on 244Pu data. From Wang et al (2021).
Predicted abundances of transuranic radioisotopes in ferromanganese crusts, based on the measured 244Pu flux. From Wang et al (2021).
Lunar 60Fe pattern from a supernova in the Sco-Cen OB association. Fry, Fields, & Ellis (2016)
Lunar 60Fe pattern for a supernova in the Tuc-Hor stellar association. Fry, Fields, & Ellis (2016).
Supernova “radioactivity distance” vs progenitor mass. Citation: Fry, Fields, and Ellis 2015
Supernova impact on solar system: mixing. Fields, Athanassiadou, & Johnson (2008)
Supernova impact on solar system. Color shows gas density. Fields, Athanassiadou, & Johnson (2008)
Movie: Animation of a supernova blast hitting the solar system. Fields, Athanassiadou, and Johnson (2008)
Supernova collision with solar sytem. Circle is Earth’s distance from the Sun. Fields, Athanassiadou, & Johnson (2008)
Zoom into 10 pc supernova collision with heliosphere. Fields, Athanassiadou, & Johnson (2008)
Simulation of a supernova blast engulfing the solar system. Fields, Athanassiadou, and Johnson (2008).
Geoneutrinos
Simulation of the Earth as seen in geoneutrinos. Fields & Hochmuth (2006)
Simulated geoneutrino images of the Earth’s interior. Citation: Fields & Hochmuth (2006)
Solar System Abundances
Solar system isotopic abundances
Solar system abundances: odd vs even mass numbers.
