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most citedHorizons: Nuclear Astrophysics in the 2020s and Beyond

51 citations · 296 across the 21 of their papers we have counts for

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21 papers

nucl-ex2025

Improved -factor of the C(p,)N reaction at 330-740 keV and parameters of resonances at 448 keV and 551 keV

J. Skowronski, E. Masha, D. Piatti +23

The C(p,)N reaction is the second reaction of the CNO cycle. This cycle takes place in our Sun and fuels massive, Red, and Asymptotic Giant Branch stars. The $^{13…

physics.ins-det2025

Gas-cell development for nuclear astrophysics motivated studies on noble gas targets and the He(,)Be reaction

Á. Tóth, Z. Elekes, Zs. Fülöp +8

In many astrophysical scenarios, alpha induced reactions on noble gas nuclei play a crucial role. Studying these reactions in the laboratory requires the noble gas atoms to be conf…

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-ex2024

Measurement of the E_p = 416.9 keV resonance strength in the 29Si(p,gamma)30P reaction

Zs. Mátyus, L. Csedreki, Zs. Fülöp +5

Silicon isotopic ratios measured in meteoritic presolar grains can provide useful information about the nucleosynthesis origin of these isotopes if the rates of nuclear reactions r…

nucl-ex2024

Low energy alpha-nucleus optical potential studied via (a,n) cross section measurements on Te isotopes

Zs. Mátyus, Gy. Gyürky, P. Mohr +6

In several processes of stellar nucleosynthesis, like the astrophysical gamma-process, nuclear reactions involving alpha particles play an important role. The description of these…

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★ 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★ 10 cited

Cross section measurement of the 144Sm(alpha,n)147Gd reaction for studying the alpha-nucleus optical potential at astrophysical energies

Gy. Gyürky, P. Mohr, A. Angyal +6

Nuclear reactions involving alpha particles play an important role in various astrophysical processes such as the gamma-process of heavy element nucleosynthesis. The poorly known l…

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★ 8 cited

Measurement of the 91Zr(p,gamma)92mNb cross section motivated by type Ia supernova nucleosynthesis

Gy. Gyürky, Z. Halász, G. G. Kiss +6

The synthesis of heavy, proton rich isotopes is a poorly understood astrophysical process. Thermonuclear (type Ia) supernova explosions are among the suggested sites and the abunda…

nucl-ex2020★ 4 cited

Determination of luminosity for in-ring reactions: A new approach for the low-energy domain

Y. M. Xing, J. Glorius, L. Varga +59

Luminosity is a measure of the colliding frequency between beam and target and it is a crucial parameter for the measurement of absolute values, such as reaction cross sections. In…

physics.acc-ph2018★ 11 cited

The new Felsenkeller 5 MV underground accelerator

Daniel Bemmerer, Thomas E. Cowan, Alexander Domula +18

The field of nuclear astrophysics is devoted to the study of the creation of the chemical elements. By nature, it is deeply intertwined with the physics of the Sun. The nuclear rea…

nucl-ex2017★ 34 cited

Astrophysical S-factor of the reaction at 0.4 -- 1.3\,MeV

L. Wagner, S. Akhmadaliev, M. Anders +18

The reaction is the slowest reaction of the carbon-nitrogen cycle of hydrogen burning and thus determines its rate. The precise knowl…

nucl-ex2017★ 14 cited

Cross section measurement of the astrophysically important 17O(p,gamma)18F reaction in a wide energy range

Gy. Gyürky, A. Ornelas, Zs. Fülöp +7

The 17O(p,g)18F reaction plays an important role in hydrogen burning processes in different stages of stellar evolution. The rate of this reaction must therefore be known with high…

astro-ph.CO2015★ 28 cited

Constraining Big Bang lithium production with recent solar neutrino data

Marcell P. Takács, Daniel Bemmerer, Tamás Szücs +1

The 3He(α,γ)7Be reaction affects not only the production of 7Li in Big Bang nucleosynthesis, but also the fluxes of 7Be and 8B neutrinos from the Sun. This double role is exploited…

nucl-ex2015★ 20 cited

Measurement of (alpha,n) reaction cross sections of erbium isotopes for testing astrophysical rate predictions

G. G Kiss, T. Szücs, T. Rauscher +5

The -process in core-collapse and/or type Ia supernova explosions is thought to explain the origin of the majority of the so-called nuclei (the 35 proton-rich isotopes betwe…

nucl-ex2015★ 18 cited

KADoNiS-: The astrophysical -process database

T. Szücs, I. Dillmann, R. Plag +1

The KADoNiS- project is an online database for cross sections relevant to the -process. All existing experimental data was collected and reviewed. With this contribution a us…

nucl-ex2014★ 49 cited

A new study of the Ne(p,)Na reaction deep underground: Feasibility, setup, and first observation of the 186 keV resonance

F. Cavanna, R. Depalo, M. -L. Menzel +28

The Ne(p,)Na reaction takes part in the neon-sodium cycle of hydrogen burning. This cycle is active in asymptotic giant branch stars as well as in novae and contri…

nucl-ex2012★ 26 cited

Investigation of alpha-induced reactions on 127I for the astrophysical gamma process

G. G. Kiss, T. Szücs, Zs. Török +6

(Shorten version of the PRC abstract) Alpha-induced reactions on 127I have been studied using the activation technique in order to provide cross section data for the modeling of th…

nucl-ex2011

Half-life measurement of 66Ga with gamma-spectroscopy

Gy. Gyürky, J. Farkas, Z. Halász +1

The half-life of 66Ga, an isotope very important for high-energy efficiency calibration of gamma-detectors, has been measured using gamma-spectroscopy. In order to reduce systemati…

nucl-ex2011

Target characterization for the 130Ba(alpha,gamma)134Ce gamma-process experiment

Gy. Gyürky, Z. Halász, J. Farkas +3

In order to extend the available experimental database for the astrophysical gamma-process, the cross section measurement of the 130Ba(alpha,gamma)134Ce and 130Ba(alpha,n)133Ce rea…