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Study of the 106Cd (α,α)106Cd scattering at energies relevant to the p-process
The elastic scattering cross section of 106Cd (α,α)106Cd has been measured with high accuracy at energies of E c.m. ≈ 15.5, 17, and 19MeV. The optical potential for the system 106Cd ⊗ α ha...
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Towards a high-precision measurement of the 3He(α,γ)7Be cross section at LUNA
The 3He(4He,γ)7Be reaction is the key process for the production of 7Be and 8B neutrinos in the Sun. We have designed a new experimental setup to study this reaction with high accuracy at low energies using two d...
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New measurement of 7Be half-life in different metallic environments
7Be decays via electron capture and therefore its half-life is expected to depend on the electron density at the nucleus. We measured the 7Be half-life in palladium, tungsten, zirconium ...
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106, 108Cd (p,γ)107, 109In cross-sections for the astrophysical p-process
The proton capture cross-sections of the two most proton-rich, stable isotopes of cadmium have been measured for the first time in the energy range relevant to the astrophysical p-process. The 106Cd (p,γ)107In an...
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CNO hydrogen burning studied deep underground
In stars, four hydrogen nuclei are converted into a helium nucleus in two competing nuclear fusion processes, namely the proton-proton chain (p-p chain) and the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycle. For temperat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
New measurement of 7Be half-life in different metallic environments
7Be decays via electron capture and therefore its half-life is expected to depend on the electron density at the nucleus. We measured the 7Be half-life in palladium, tungsten, zirconium and tantalum metals, in or...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
106,108Cd(p, γ)107,109In cross-sections for the astrophysical p-process
The proton capture cross-sections of the two most proton-rich, stable isotopes of cadmium have been measured for the first time in the energy range relevant to the astrophysical p-process. The 106Cd(p, γ)107Inan ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Towards a high-precision measurement of the 3He(α, γ)7Be cross section at LUNA
The 3He(4He, γ)7Be reaction is the key process for the production of 7Be and 8B neutrinos in the Sun. We have designed a new experimental setup to study this reaction with high accuracy at low energies using two ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Study of the 106Cd(α, α)106Cd scattering at energies relevant to the p-process
The elastic scattering cross section of 106Cd(α, α)106Cd has been measured with high accuracy at energies of Ec.m. ≈ 15.5, 17, and 19MeV. The optical potential for the system 106Cd ⊗α has been derived at energies...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Enhanced d(d,p)t fusion reaction in metals
The electron screening in the d(d,p)t reaction has been studied for the deuterated metal Pt at a target temperature T = 20 °C to 340 °C, and for Co at T = 20 °C and 200 °C. The enhanced electron screening decreas...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A study of alpha capture cross-sections of 112Sn
The 112Sn(α, γ)116Te reaction cross-section has been measured to test the applicability of statistical models, especially NON-SMOKER in the energy range of importance for the astrophysical p-process nucleosynthes...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
CNO hydrogen burning studied deep underground
In stars, four hydrogen nuclei are converted into a helium nucleus in two competing nuclear fusion processes, namely the proton-proton chain (p-p chain)and the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycle. For temperatu...
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S-factor of 14N(p,γ)15O at astrophysical energies⋆
The astrophysical S(E) factor of 14N(p,γ)15O has been measured for effective center-of-mass energies between E eff = 119 and 367 keV at the LUNA facility using TiN solid targets and Ge detectors. The data are in ...
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Feasibility of low-energy radiative-capture experiments at the LUNA underground accelerator facility
The LUNA (Laboratory Underground for Nuclear Astrophysics) facility has been designed to study nuclear reactions of astrophysical interest. It is located deep underground in the Gran Sasso National Laboratory,...
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Nuclear physics aspects of the astrophysical p-process
An overview is given on the experimental nuclear physics aspects of the astrophysical p-process that is responsible for the production of the heavy proton-rich nuclei known as p-nuclei. The nuclear physics input ...
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Absolute resonance strengths in the \(^{6,7}Li(\alpha, \gamma)^{10,11}B\) reactions
The absolute strengths of the \(E_{\alpha} = 1175 \) keV resonance in the
