activity
20072025
most citedLow energy neutron background in deep underground laboratories

79 citations · 1.1k across the 27 of their papers we have counts for

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27 papers

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…

physics.ins-det2025★ 5 cited

SHADES -- Ne(,n)Mg reaction rate in the Gamow window

David Rapagnani, Chemseddine Ananna, Antonino Di Leva +4

Neutron capture reactions are the main contributors to the synthesis of the heavy elements through the s-process. Together with C(,n)16O, which has recently been measured…

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-ex2022★ 51 cited

Horizons: Nuclear Astrophysics in the 2020s and Beyond

H. Schatz, A. D. Becerril Reyes, A. Best +162

Nuclear Astrophysics is a field at the intersection of nuclear physics and astrophysics, which seeks to understand the nuclear engines of astronomical objects and the origin of the…

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…