Indirect techniques in nuclear astrophysics: a review

RE Tribble, CA Bertulani, M La Cognata… - Reports on Progress …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Coupled-channels calculations for nuclear reactions: From exotic nuclei to superheavy elements

K Hagino, K Ogata, AM Moro - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Atomic nuclei are composite systems, and they may be dynamically excited during nuclear
reactions. Such excitations are not only relevant to inelastic scattering but they also affect …

An increase in the 12C + 12C fusion rate from resonances at astrophysical energies

A Tumino, C Spitaleri, M La Cognata, S Cherubini… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Carbon burning powers scenarios that influence the fate of stars, such as the late
evolutionary stages of massive stars (exceeding eight solar masses) and superbursts from …

Laser driven nuclear physics at ELINP

F Negoita, M Roth, PG Thirolf, S Tudisco… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
LASER DRIVEN NUCLEAR PHYSICS AT ELINP Page 1 Romanian Reports in Physics, Vol. 68,
Supplement, P. S37–S144, 2016 LASER DRIVEN NUCLEAR PHYSICS AT ELINP F …

New determination of the 2H (d, p) 3H and 2H (d, n) 3He reaction rates at astrophysical energies

A Tumino, R Sparta, C Spitaleri… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The cross sections of the 2 H (d, p) 3 H and 2 H (d, n) 3 He reactions have been measured
via the Trojan Horse method applied to the quasi-free 2 H (3 He, p 3 H) 1 H and 2 H (3 He, n …

Big bang nucleosynthesis revisited via trojan horse method measurements

RG Pizzone, R Spartá, CA Bertulani… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Nuclear reaction rates are among the most important input for understanding primordial
nucleosynthesis and, therefore, for a quantitative description of the early universe. An up-to …

New improved indirect measurement of the 19F (p, α) 16O reaction at energies of astrophysical relevance

I Indelicato, M La Cognata, C Spitaleri… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Fluorine abundance determination is of great importance in stellar physics to understand s-
elements production and mixing processes in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars. Up to …

The fluorine destruction in stars: first experimental study of the 19F (p, α0) 16O reaction at astrophysical energies

M La Cognata, AM Mukhamedzhanov… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The 19 F (p, α) 16 O reaction is an important fluorine destruction channel in the
proton-rich outer layers of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and it might also play a role …

Astrophysics studies with the trojan horse method

C Spitaleri, M La Cognata, L Lamia, RG Pizzone… - The European Physical …, 2019 - Springer
The Trojan Horse Method represents an indirect approach to investigate reactions of
astrophysical relevance at the energies of interest, free of Coulomb suppression and …

Nuclear astrophysics and the trojan horse method

C Spitaleri, M La Cognata, L Lamia… - The European Physical …, 2016 - Springer
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 …