Sensitivity of Astrophysical Reaction Rates to Nuclear Uncertainties

Sensitivities of nuclear reaction rates to a variation of nuclear properties are studied. Target nuclei range from proton-to neutron dripline for 10 <= Z <= 83. Reactions considered are nucleon- and alpha-induced reactions mediated by strong interaction. The contribution of reactions occurring on the target ground state to the total stellar rate is also given. General dependencies on various input quantities are discussed. Additionally, sensitivities of laboratory cross-sections of nucleon-, alpha-, and gamma-induced reactions are shown, allowing us to estimate the impact of cross-section measurements. Finally, recommended procedures to explore and improve reaction rate uncertainties using the present sensitivity data are outlined.