Abstract / Description of output
Accurate knowledge of thermonuclear reaction rates is important in understanding the generation of energy, the luminosity of neutrinos, and the synthesis of elements in stars. Cross-section measurements for quiescent stellar H-burning are mainly hampered by extremely low counting rate and cosmic background. The LUNA Collaboration has shown that, by going underground and by using the typical techniques of low background physics, it is possible to measure nuclear cross-sections down to the energy of the nucleosynthesis inside stars. This paper reports an overview of the experimental techniques adopted in underground nuclear astrophysics through a summary of the main recent results and achievements. The future developments of the LUNA experiment are also given. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 258-260 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 742 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2014 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Direct cross-section
- LUNA
- Nuclear astrophysics
- NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS
- S-FACTOR
- GAMMA)O-15
- N-14(P