1. Ultra-sensitive in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy for nuclear astrophysics at LUNA
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M. Junker, R. Bonetti, A. Lemut, A. Formicola, Matthias Laubenstein, Z. Elekes, M. Marta, C. Rolfs, C. Gustavino, Gianluca Imbriani, Vincenzo Roca, P. Corvisiero, C. Rossi Alvarez, C. Mazzocchi, Paolo Prati, H. Costantini, B. Limata, Daniel Bemmerer, Carlo Broggini, Zs. Fülöp, Gy. Gyürky, G. Gervino, Antonio Caciolli, E. Somorjai, Oscar Straniero, Frank Strieder, Filippo Terrasi, A. Guglielmetti, R. Menegazzo, L. Agostino, F. Confortola, H. P. Trautvetter, A., Caciolli, L., Agostino, D., Bemmerer, R., Bonetti, C., Broggini, F., Confortola, P., Corvisiero, H., Costantini, Z., Eleke, A., Formicola, Fulop, Z. S., G., Gervino, A., Guglielmetti, C., Gustavino, Gyurky, G. Y., G., Imbriani, M., Junker, M., Laubenstein, A., Lemut, B., Limata, M., Marta, C., Mazzocchi, R., Menegazzo, P., Prati, V., Roca, C., Rolf, C., ROSSI ALVAREZ, E., Somorjai, O., Straniero, F., Strieder, Terrasi, Filippo, H. P., Trautvetter, Caciolli, A., Agostino, L., Bemmerer, D., Bonetti, R., Broggini, C., Confortola, F., Corvisiero, P., Costantini, H., Elekes, Z., Formicola, A., Fulop, Z. s., Gervino, G., Guglielmetti, A., Gustavino, C., Gyurky, G. y., Imbriani, Gianluca, Junker, M., Laubenstein, M., Lemut, A., Limata, B., Marta, M., Mazzocchi, C., Menegazzo, R., Prati, P., Roca, Vincenzo, Rolfs, C., Rossi Alvarez, C., Somorjai, E., Straniero, O., Strieder, F., Terrasi, F., and Trautvetter, H. P.
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,FOS: Physical sciences ,3H ,3He ,complex mixtures ,and 4He-induced reactions ,Nuclear physics ,Nuclear physic ,Nuclear astrophysics ,γ-ray spectroscopy ,Physics::Accelerator Physics ,Gamma spectroscopy ,Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) ,Spectroscopy ,Nuclear Experiment ,Beam (structure) ,Ultra sensitive - Abstract
Ultra-sensitive in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy studies for nuclear astrophysics are performed at the LUNA (Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics) 400 kV accelerator, deep underground in Italy's Gran Sasso laboratory. By virtue of a specially constructed passive shield, the laboratory gamma-ray background for E_\gamma < 3 MeV at LUNA has been reduced to levels comparable to those experienced in dedicated offline underground gamma-counting setups. The gamma-ray background induced by an incident alpha-beam has been studied. The data are used to evaluate the feasibility of sensitive in-beam experiments at LUNA and, by extension, at similar proposed facilities., Comment: accepted, Eur. Phys. J. A
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- 2009