The LUNA experiment at Gran Sasso Laboratory: Studying stars by going underground
Journal Article
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· AIP Conference Proceedings
- Università degli Studi di Milano and INFN Milano Via Celoria 16, I-20133 Milano,ITALY (Italy)
Accurate knowledge of thermonuclear reaction rates is a key issue in nuclear astrophysics: it is important for understanding the energy generation, neutrino production and the synthesis of the elements in stars and during primordial nucleosynthesis. Cross-section measurements are mainly hampered by the very low counting rate and cosmic background. An underground location is extremely advantageous for such studies, as demonstrated by the LUNA experiment in the Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy). This paper reports on the results recently obtained by this experiment and on the future perspectives in the field.
- OSTI ID:
- 22492472
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1681, Issue 1; Conference: Nuclear Structure and Dynamics '15: 3. international nuclear physics conference on nuclear structure and dynamics, Portoroz (Slovenia), 14-19 Jun 2015; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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