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20092025
most citedDeep Mixing in Evolved Stars: I. The Effect of Reaction Rate Revisions from C to Al

137 citations · 836 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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25 papers

physics.plasm-ph2025

Detailed study of non-equilibrium characteristics of quasi-neutral TNSA plasmas

Zhe Zhu, A. Bonasera, D. Batani +26

In an experiment performed in November 2022 at the petawatt (PW) laser facility at Vega III located in Salamanca-Spain, we have studied the successful production of several radiois…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 22 cited

Solar fusion III: New data and theory for hydrogen-burning stars

B. Acharya, M. Aliotta, A. B. Balantekin +47

In stars that lie on the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram, like our sun, hydrogen is fused to helium in a number of nuclear reaction chains and series, such as the p…

nucl-ex2023★ 4 cited

Searching for resonance states in Ne()Na

D. P. Carrasco-Rojas, M. Williams, P. Adsley +16

Background: Globular clusters show strong correlations between different elements, such as the well-known sodium-oxygen anticorrelation. One of the main sources of uncertainty in t…

nucl-ex2022

Understanding globular cluster abundances through nuclear reactions

P Adsley, M Williams, D S Harrouz +24

Globular clusters contain multiple stellar populations, with some previous generation of stars polluting the current stars with heavier elements. Understanding the history of globu…

nucl-ex2022★ 13 cited

Feasibility of studying astrophysically important charged-particle emission with the variable energy -ray system at the Extreme Light Infrastructure -- Nuclear Physics facility

H. Y. Lan, W. Luo, Y. Xu +8

In the environment of a hot plasma, as achieved in stellar explosions, capture and photodisintegration reactions proceeding on excited states in the nucleus can considerably contri…

nucl-ex2022★ 7 cited

Experimental study of the Si(He,)P reaction and thermonuclear reaction rate of Si(,)P

D. S. Harrouz, N. de Séréville, P. Adsley +13

[Background] Abundance anomalies in some globular clusters, such as the enhancement of potassium and the depletion of magnesium, can be explained in terms of an earlier generation…

nucl-ex2021★ 22 cited

Advancement of Photospheric Radius Expansion and Clocked Type-I X-Ray Burst Models with the New MgAl Reaction Rate Determined at Gamow Energy

J. Hu, H. Yamaguchi, Y. H. Lam +34

We report the first (in)elastic scattering measurement of with the capability to select and measure in a broad energy range the proton resonances in Si…

astro-ph.HE2021

In-plasma study of opacity relevant for compact binary ejecta

Angelo Pidatella, Sergio Cristallo, Alessio Galatà +7

In the context of the INFN project PANDORA_Gr3 (Plasma for Astrophysics, Nuclear Decays Observation and Radiation for Archaeometry) and of multi-messenger astronomy, we propose a f…

nucl-ex2018★ 3 cited

Reply to the Comments on the 12C+12C fusion S^*-factor

A. Tumino, C. Spitaleri, M. La Cognata +14

The goal of this reply is to draw attention of the readers that the major problems rose in the short Comment authored by A.M. Mukhamedzhanov, X. Tang and D.Y. Pang (arXiv:1806.0592…

nucl-ex2017★ 93 cited

High precision probe of the fully sequential decay width of the Hoyle state in C

D. Dell'Aquila, I. Lombardo, G. Verde +25

The decay path of the Hoyle state in C () has been studied with the reaction induced at $10.5\…

nucl-ex2016

Competition of -delayed protons and -delayed rays in Zn and the exotic -delayed -proton decay

S. E. A. Orrigo, B. Rubio, Y. Fujita +25

Remarkable results have been published recently on the decay of Zn. In particular, the rare and exotic -delayed -proton emission has been detected for the first ti…

nucl-ex2015★ 88 cited

First application of the Trojan Horse Method with a Radioactive Ion Beam: study of the F()O}} reaction at astrophysical energies

S. Cherubini, M. Gulino, C. Spitaleri +19

Measurement of nuclear cross sections at astrophysical energies involving unstable species is one of the most challenging tasks in experimental nuclear physics. The use of indirect…

nucl-ex2014★ 7 cited

Experimental study to explore the induced nuclear reaction via the Trojan Horse Method

Wen Qun-Gang, Li Cheng-Bo, Zhou Shu-Hua +8

To explore a possible indirect method for induced astrophysical reactions, the cluster structure was studied via the Trojan Horse Method. It is…

nucl-ex2014★ 67 cited

Measurement of the 10 keV resonance in the B()Be reaction via the Trojan Horse Method

C. Spitaleri, L. Lamia, S. M. R. Puglia +24

The B(p,)Be bare nucleus astrophysical S(E)-factor has been measured for the first time at energies from about 100 keV down to about 5 keV by means of the Trojan Ho…

nucl-th2014★ 6 cited

Low-energy R-matrix fits for the 6Li(d,a)4He S factor

J. Grineviciute, L. Lamia, A. M. Mukhamedzhanov +2

Background: The information about the 6Li(d,a)4He reaction rates of the astrophysical interest can be obtained by extrapolating direct data to the lower energies, or by indirect me…

nucl-ex2014★ 96 cited

Big Bang nucleosynthesis revisited via Trojan Horse Method measurements

R. G. Pizzone, R. Sparta, C. A. Bertulani +6

Nuclear reaction rates are among the most important input for understanding the primordial nucleosynthesis and therefore for a quantitative description of the early Universe. An up…

nucl-ex2012★ 59 cited

Suppression of the centrifugal barrier effects in the off-energy-shell neutron+O interaction

M. Gulino, C. Spitaleri, X. D. Tang +27

The reaction O()C was studied at energies from to keV using the quasi-free deuteron break-up in the three body reaction O$+d \righ…

nucl-ex2012★ 57 cited

Updated evidences of the Trojan Horse particle invariance for H(d,p)H reaction

R. G. Pizzone, C. Spitaleri, C. A. Bertulani +7

The Trojan Horse nucleus invariance for the binary d(d,p)t reaction was tested using the quasi free H(Li, pt)He and H(He,pt)H reactions after Li and He…

nucl-ex2012★ 4 cited

Trojan Horse method and radioactive ion beams: study of F(p,)O reaction at astrophysical energies

M. Gulino, S. Cherubini, G. G. Rapisarda +14

The Trojan Horse Method was applied for the first time to a Radioactive Ion Beam induced reaction to study the reaction F(p,)O via the three body reaction F…

nucl-ex2011★ 36 cited

Molecular Structures in T=1 states of 10B

A. N. Kuchera, G. V. Rogachev, V. Z. Goldberg +14

Multi-center (molecular) structures can play an important role in light nuclei. The highly deformed rotational band in 10Be with band head at 6.179 MeV has been observed recently a…

nucl-ex2011★ 28 cited

Astrophysical factor for the reaction from -matrix analysis and asymptotic normalization coefficient for . Is any fit acceptable?

A. M. Mukhamedzhanov, M. La Cognata, V. Kroha

The reaction provides a path from the CN cycle to the CNO bi-cycle and CNO tri-cycle. The measured astrophysical factor for this reaction is dominat…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 137 cited

Deep Mixing in Evolved Stars: I. The Effect of Reaction Rate Revisions from C to Al

S. Palmerini, M. La Cognata, S. Cristallo +1

We present computations of nucleosynthesis in low-mass red-giant-branch and asymptotic-giant-branch stars of Population I experiencing extended mixing. We adopt the updated version…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 70 cited

On the Need for Deep Mixing in AGB Stars of Low Mass

M. Busso, S. Palmerini, E. Maiorca +5

The photospheres of low-mass red giants show CNO isotopic abundances that are not satisfactorily accounted for by canonical stellar models. The same is true for the measurements of…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 12 cited

Solving the large discrepancy between inclusive and exclusive measurements of the reaction cross section at astrophysical energies

M. La Cognata

A solution of the large discrepancy existing between inclusive and exclusive measurements of the reaction cross section at $E_{cm} <3…