Neutron captures produce the vast majority of abundances of elements heavier than iron in
the Universe. Beyond the classical slow (s) and rapid (r) processes, there is observational …

The asymptotic normalization coefficient (ANC) is a fundamental nuclear characteristic of
bound states and resonances. The ANC plays an important role in low-energy elastic …

The C 13 (α, n) O 16 reaction is the main neutron source for the slow-neutron-capture
process in asymptotic giant branch stars and for the intermediate process. Direct …

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 …

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 …

Indirect methods have become the predominant approach in experimental nuclear
astrophysics for studying several low-energy nuclear reactions occurring in stars, as direct …

The C 12 (p, γ) N 13 reaction is the onset process of both the CNO and hot CNO cycles that
drive massive star, red and asymptotic giant branch star, and novae nucleosynthesis. The C …

For millennia, mankind has been fascinated by the marvel of the starry night sky. Yet, a
proper scientific understanding of how stars form, shine, and die is a relatively recent …

Context. The production of neutron-rich elements at neutron densities intermediate to those
of the s-and r-processes, the so-called i-process, has been identified as possibly being …

In deep-underground experiments, intrinsic detector background can exceed the external
one, limiting the detection sensitivity. Intrinsic background in liquid scintillator neutron …