Underground Measurements of Nuclear Reaction Cross-Sections Relevant to AGB Stars
Chemseddine Ananna, Francesco Barile, Axel Boeltzig, Carlo Giulio, Bruno, Francesca Cavanna, Giovanni Francesco Ciani, Alessandro Compagnucci,, Laszlo Csedreki, Rosanna Depalo, Federico Ferraro, Eliana Masha, Denise, Piatti, David Rapagnani, Jakub Skowronski
TL;DR
This paper reviews how underground nuclear astrophysics, especially LUNA, has advanced the measurement of nuclear reaction cross sections crucial for modeling AGB star evolution and galactic chemical enrichment.
Contribution
It highlights the role of LUNA in overcoming experimental challenges to measure small cross sections relevant to AGB stars.
Findings
Improved measurements of nuclear reaction cross sections.
Enhanced understanding of AGB star nucleosynthesis.
Progress in underground nuclear astrophysics techniques.
Abstract
Nuclear reaction cross sections are essential ingredients to predict the evolution of AGB stars and understand their impact on the chemical evolution of our Galaxy. Unfortunately, the cross sections of the reactions involved are often very small and challenging to measure in laboratories on Earth. In this context, major steps forward were made with the advent of underground nuclear astrophysics, pioneered by the Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics (LUNA). The present paper reviews the contribution of LUNA to our understanding of the evolution of AGB stars and related nucleosynthesis.
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