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Underground nuclear astrophysics at LUNA and the Bellotti Ion Beam facility of INFN-LNGS

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Deep underground nuclear astrophysics with the LUNA experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory by now has a 30-year history and a long track record of measuring crucial reactions for various nucleosynthesis scenarios, from the Big Bang to p-p and CNO reactions to the production of the heavy elements in the s process. With the recent installation of a 3.5 MV accelerator at the LNGS and the inauguration of the Bellotti Ion Beam Facility the stellar scenarios and astrophysically important nuclear reactions that can be investigated is expanding greatly. Recent LUNA results are presented together with the program and the experimental capabilities at the new user facility.

Source: EPJ Web of Conferences

DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202532904006

Authors: Andreas Best, David Rapagnani

Institutions: Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, University of Naples Federico II

Language: English

Topic: Nuclear physics research studies

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: European Commission, Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca

Awards: G5594507973, G6063992660