Trojan Horse Method: Recent Results

Journal Article · Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870308· OSTI ID:21052864

Pizzone, R G; Spitaleri, C ^[1]

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1. Dipartimento di Metodologie Fisiche e Chimiche per l'Ingegneria, Universita di Catania and Laboratori Nazionali del Sud-INFN, Catania (Italy)

Owing the presence of the Coulomb barrier at astrophysically relevant kinetic energies, it is very difficult, or sometimes impossible to measure astrophysical reaction rates in laboratory. This is why different indirect techniques are being used along with direct measurements. The THM is unique indirect technique allowing one measure astrophysical rearrangement reactions down to astrophysical relevant energies. The basic principle and a review of the main application of the Trojan Horse Method are presented. The applications aiming at the extraction of the bare S{sub b}(E) astrophysical factor and electron screening potentials U{sub e} for several two body processes are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21052864
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 972, Issue 1; Conference: Carpathian summer school of physics 2007 on exotic nuclei and nuclear/particle astrophysics (II), Sinaia (Romania), 21-31 Aug 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2870308; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS
CALCULATION METHODS
COULOMB FIELD
CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTRONS
HEAVY ION FUSION REACTIONS
KINETIC ENERGY
NUCLEAR REACTION KINETICS
POTENTIALS
STAR EVOLUTION
TWO-BODY PROBLEM