Nuclear Astrophysics with LUNA

8th European Summer School on Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics (Santa Tecla School)

物理学;天文学

Broggini, Carlo^1

INFN, via Marzolo 8, Padova

35131, Italy^1

关键词: AGB stars;    Classical novae;    Key reactions;    Light elements;    Nuclear astro-physics;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/703/1/012006/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/703/1/012006

学科分类：天文学(综合)

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

One of the main ingredients of nuclear astrophysics is the knowledge of the thermonuclear reactions which power the stars and synthesize the chemical elements. Deep underground in the Gran Sasso Laboratory the cross section of the key reactions of the proton-proton chain and of the Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen (CNO) cycle have been measured right down to the energies of astrophysical interest. The main results obtained during the 'solar' phase of LUNA are reviewed and their influence on our understanding of the properties of the neutrino and of the Sun is discussed. We then describe the current LUNA program mainly devoted to the study of the nucleosynthesis of the light elements in AGB stars and Classical Novae. Finally, the future of LUNA towards the study of helium and carbon burning with a new 3.5 MV accelerator is outlined.