Direct measurement of nuclear cross sections of astrophysical relevance at LUNA: The 22Ne(p,γ)23Na reaction

Ferraro, F. (2017) Direct measurement of nuclear cross sections of astrophysical relevance at LUNA: The 22Ne(p,γ)23Na reaction. Il nuovo cimento C, 40 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1826-9885

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Abstract

Most of the elements constituting the universe were produced in stars through a series of nuclear reactions. LUNA performs direct measurements of nuclear cross sections relevant to astrophysics, taking advantage of the low background at LNGS. The 22Ne(p,γ)23Na reaction rate, which belongs to the NeNa cycle of hydrogen burning, has been recently studied. Its rate is still very uncertain because of a lot of resonances lying inside the Gamow window. LUNA discovered three new resonances using two high-purity germanium detectors and considerably improved the existing upper limits on the lower energy resonances using a highefficiency optically-segmented BGO crystal.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 16 Nov 2020 21:10
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2020 21:10
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19767

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