Accurate knowledge of thermonuclear reaction rates is a key issue in nuclear astrophysics: it is important for understanding the energy generation, neutrino production and the synthesis of the elements in stars and during primordial nucleosynthesis. Cross-section measurements are mainly hampered by the very low counting rate and cosmic background. An underground location is extremely advantageous for such studies, as demonstrated by the LUNA experiment in the Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy). This paper reports on the results recently obtained by this experiment and on the future perspectives in the field.
The LUNA experiment at Gran Sasso Laboratory : studying stars by going underground / A. Guglielmetti - In: Nuclear structure and dynamics ’15 : Portorož, Slovenia, 14–19 June 2015 / [a cura di] M. Lipoglavšek , M. Milin, T. Nikšić, S. Szilner, D. Vretenar. - Melville : AIP, 2015. - ISBN 9780735413283. - pp. 050001.1-050001.5 (( Intervento presentato al 3. convegno International conference on nuclear structure and dynamics tenutosi a Portorož (Slovenia) nel 2015.
The LUNA experiment at Gran Sasso Laboratory : studying stars by going underground
A. Guglielmetti
2015
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Accurate knowledge of thermonuclear reaction rates is a key issue in nuclear astrophysics: it is important for understanding the energy generation, neutrino production and the synthesis of the elements in stars and during primordial nucleosynthesis. Cross-section measurements are mainly hampered by the very low counting rate and cosmic background. An underground location is extremely advantageous for such studies, as demonstrated by the LUNA experiment in the Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy). This paper reports on the results recently obtained by this experiment and on the future perspectives in the field.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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