In this review, we discuss the present status of three indirect techniques that are used to
determine reaction rates for stellar burning processes, asymptotic normalization coefficients …

The asymptotic normalization coefficient (ANC) is a fundamental nuclear characteristic of
bound states and resonances. The ANC plays an important role in low-energy elastic …

An update of the NACRE compilation [3] is presented. This new compilation, referred to as
NACRE II, reports thermonuclear reaction rates for 34 charged-particle induced, two-body …

One of the main neutron sources for the astrophysical s process is the reaction C 13 (α, n) O
16, taking place in thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars at temperatures around …

It is in the nature of astrophysics that many of the processes and objects one tries to
understand are physically inaccessible. Thus, it is important that those aspects that can be …

The 13 C (α, n) 16 O reaction constitutes the dominant neutron source for the main s
process, which operates at a thermal energy of kT= 8 keV. Since the cross section at stellar …

The detection of the neutrinos produced in the p− p chain and in the CNO cycle can be used
to test the Standard Solar Model. The 3 He (α, γ) 7 Be reaction is the first reaction of the 2nd …

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the main component of the slow neutron capture
process (the s-process), which accounts for the solar abundances of half of the nuclei with …

In this review, we discuss the new recent results of the Trojan Horse Method that is used to
determine reaction rates for nuclear processes in several astrophysical scenarios. The …

The quest to comprehend how nuclear processes influence astrophysical phenomena is
driving experimental and theoretical research programs worldwide. One of the main goals in …