Publications (7)
Low-energy Cross Section Measurements of Deep Underground at LUNA
Jakub Skowronski, Axel Boeltzig
The reaction cross section is currently under investigation in the low-background environment of the Laboratory for Underground Nuclear…
Underground nuclear astrophysics: Status and recent results from Felsenkeller laboratory
Eliana Masha, Daniel Bemmerer, Axel Boeltzig +4
For almost three decades it has been known that the study of astro-physically important nuclear reactions between stable nuclei requires the use of low-background, underground acce…
The Felsenkeller shallow-underground laboratory for nuclear astrophysics
Daniel Bemmerer, Axel Boeltzig, Marcel Grieger +12
In the Felsenkeller shallow-underground site, protected from cosmic muons by a 45 m thick rock overburden, a research laboratory including a 5 MV Pelletron ion accelerator and a nu…
Underground Measurements of Nuclear Reaction Cross-Sections Relevant to AGB Stars
Chemseddine Ananna, Francesco Barile, Axel Boeltzig +11
Nuclear reaction cross sections are essential ingredients to predict the evolution of AGB stars and understand their impact on the chemical evolution of our Galaxy. Unfortunately,…
Exploring Stars in Underground Laboratories: Challenges and Solutions
Marialuisa Aliotta, Axel Boeltzig, Rosanna Depalo +1
For millennia, mankind has been fascinated by the marvel of the starry night sky. Yet, a proper scientific understanding of how stars form, shine, and die is a relatively recent ac…
Detectors and Shieldings: Past and Future at LUNA
Chemseddine Ananna, Lucia Barbieri, Axel Boeltzig +11
Nuclear reactions are responsible for the chemical evolution of stars, galaxies and the Universe. Unfortunately, at temperatures of interest for nuclear astrophysics, the cross-sec…
Advances in Radiative Capture Studies at LUNA with a Segmented BGO Detector
Jakub Skowronski, Riccardo Maria Gesuè, Axel Boeltzig +43
Studies of charged-particle reactions for low-energy nuclear astrophysics require high sensitivity, which can be achieved by means of detection setups with high efficiency and low…