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most citedDirect measurement of the 13C(α,n)16O cross section into the s-process Gamow peak

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nucl-ex2026

O(p,)F Reaction and the C and O Isotopic Ratios in Red Giant Branch Stars

D. Robb, P. McGlynn, M. Aliotta +55

The O/O isotopic ratio is a widely used tracer of nucleosynthesis and mixing processes in red giant stars. Its value depends on the rates of the proton-capture reacti…

nucl-ex2026

Improved Mo neutron resonance parameters from neutron capture and transmission measurements at n_TOF and GELINA

R. Mucciola, S. Cristallo, S. Kopecky +140

We report high-resolution measurements of the cross section in the neutron energy range from a few eV up to about 250 keV, performe…

nucl-ex2026

First Nb() Measurement: Constraining the Nucleosynthetic Origin of Mo in Presolar Grains

J. Balibrea-Correa, J. Lerendegui-Marco, C. Domingo-Pardo +136

Isotopic measurements of presolar silicon carbide grains from dying stars have revealed a puzzling overabundance of Mo that stellar nucleosynthesis models have failed to rep…

nucl-ex2025★ 27 cited

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…

nucl-ex2025★ 2 cited

Status and future directions for direct cross-section measurements of the 13C(a,n)16O reaction for astrophysics

L. Csedreki, Gy. Gyürky, D. Rapagnani +45

The 13C(a,n)16O reaction is the main neutron source of the s-process taking place in thermally pulsing AGB stars and it is one of the main candidate sources of neutrons for the i-p…

nucl-ex2025

Improved direct measurement of low-energy resonances in the Ne(p,)Na reaction

R. S. Sidhu, F. Casaburo, E. Masha +57

In the nova temperature range, 0.1 GK 0.4 GK, several low-energy resonances dominate the Ne(p,)Na reaction rate, which is currently affected by large uncer…

nucl-ex2025

A Comparative Analysis of R-Matrix Fitting: CN as Test Case

J. Skowronski, D. Piatti, D. Rapagnani +49

In nuclear astrophysics, the accurate determination of nuclear reaction cross sections at astrophysical energies is critical for understanding stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis…

nucl-ex2025★ 1 cited

Neutron capture measurements for s-process nucleosynthesis; A review about CERN n_TOF developments and contributions

C. Domingo-Pardo, O. Aberle, V. Alcayne +143

This article presents a review about the main CERN n\_TOF contributions to the field of neutron-capture experiments of interest for -process nucleosynthesis studies over the las…

nucl-ex2023★ 1 cited

First measurement of the low-energy direct capture in 20Ne(p, γ)21Na and improved energy and strength of the Ecm = 368 keV resonance

E. Masha, L. Barbieri, J. Skowronski +48

The reaction is the slowest in the NeNa cycle and directly affects the abundances of the Ne and Na isotopes in a variety of astrophysical sites. Her…

nucl-ex2023★ 24 cited

New proton-capture rates on carbon isotopes and their impact on the astrophysical ratio

J. Skowronski, A. Boeltzig, G. F. Ciani +43

The ratio is a significant indicator of nucleosynthesis and mixing processes during hydrogen burning in stars. Its value mainly depends on the…

nucl-ex2023★ 9 cited

First measurement of the Nb(,) cross section at the CERN n\_TOF facility

J. Balibrea-Correa, V. Babiano-Suarez, J. Lerendegui-Marco +134

One of the crucial ingredients for the improvement of stellar models is the accurate knowledge of neutron capture cross-sections for the different isotopes involved in the -,…

nucl-ex2022★ 23 cited

Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF

C. Domingo-Pardo, V. Babiano-Suarez, J. Balibrea-Correa +136

This article presents a few selected developments and future ideas related to the measurement of data of astrophysical interest at CERN n_TOF. The MC-aided analysis methodo…

nucl-ex2021★ 64 cited

Direct measurement of the 13C(α,n)16O cross section into the s-process Gamow peak

G. F. Ciani, L. Csedreki, D. Rapagnani +45

One of the main neutron sources for the astrophysical s-process is the reaction 13C(α,n)16O, taking place in thermally pulsing Asymptotic Giant Branch stars at temperatures around…