Nuclear astrophysics recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and remains an active field of
science. This article reviews several contemporary experimental techniques used to …

The F 18 (p, α) O 15 reaction is key to determining the F 18 abundance in classical novae.
However, the cross section for this reaction has large uncertainties at low energies largely …

States in the astrophysically important Ne 19 nucleus have been populated directly using
the O 15 (α, α) O 15 reaction with a radioactive O 15 beam. Due to the challenges involved …

Classical nova explosions and type I X-ray bursts are the most frequent types of
thermonuclear stellar explosions in the Galaxy. Both phenomena arise from thermonuclear …

Background: Classical novae result from thermonuclear explosions producing several γ-ray
emitters which are prime targets for satellites observing in the MeV range. The early≤ 511 …

The spectroscopy of F 19 is of interest for nuclear astrophysics and nuclear structure. In
astrophysics, fluorine and the reactions producing and destroying it play a key role in …

Theoretical models of the (d, p) reaction are exploited for both nuclear astrophysics and
spectroscopic studies in nuclear physics. Usually, these reaction models use local optical …

Background: Ne 19 is an important isotope in nuclear astrophysics due to its role in both the
F 18 (p, α) O 15 and O 15 (α, γ) Ne 19 reactions in novae and Type I x-ray bursts …

A Li (O, Ne) H multi-nucleon transfer-reaction experiment was performed to populate the
highly excited states in Ne. The subsequent decay particles, He or protons from the Ne …

Context. Direct observation of γ-ray emission from the decay of 18 F ejected in classical
nova outbursts remains a major focus of the nuclear astrophysics community. However …