THE <sup>2</sup>H(alpha, gamma)<sup>6</sup>LI REACTION AT LUNA AND BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHETIS
The <sup>2</sup>H(α, γ)<sup>6</sup>Li reaction is the leading process for the production of <sup>6</sup>Li in standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Recent observations of lithium abundance in metal-poor halo stars suggest that there might be a 6Li plateau, similar to...
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| description | The <sup>2</sup>H(α, γ)<sup>6</sup>Li reaction is the leading process for the production of <sup>6</sup>Li in standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Recent observations of lithium abundance in metal-poor halo stars suggest that there might be a 6Li plateau, similar to the well-known Spite plateau of <sup>7</sup>Li. This calls for a re-investigation of the standard production channel for <sup>6</sup>Li. As the <sup>2</sup>H(α, γ)<sup>6</sup>Li cross section drops steeply at low energy, it has never before been studied directly at Big Bang energies. For the first time the reaction has been studied directly at Big Bang energies at the LUNA accelerator. The preliminary data and their implications for Big Bang nucleosynthesis and the purported <sup>6</sup>Li problem will be shown. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d3cb02f793149aeac08b9f36ae223502022-12-21T18:52:08ZengCTU Central LibraryActa Polytechnica1210-27091805-23632013-12-0153A10.14311/AP.2013.53.05341882THE <sup>2</sup>H(alpha, gamma)<sup>6</sup>LI REACTION AT LUNA AND BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHETISCarlo Gustavino0INFN Sezione di Roma, I-00185 RomaThe <sup>2</sup>H(α, γ)<sup>6</sup>Li reaction is the leading process for the production of <sup>6</sup>Li in standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Recent observations of lithium abundance in metal-poor halo stars suggest that there might be a 6Li plateau, similar to the well-known Spite plateau of <sup>7</sup>Li. This calls for a re-investigation of the standard production channel for <sup>6</sup>Li. As the <sup>2</sup>H(α, γ)<sup>6</sup>Li cross section drops steeply at low energy, it has never before been studied directly at Big Bang energies. For the first time the reaction has been studied directly at Big Bang energies at the LUNA accelerator. The preliminary data and their implications for Big Bang nucleosynthesis and the purported <sup>6</sup>Li problem will be shown.https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/ap/article/view/1892 |
| spellingShingle | Carlo Gustavino THE <sup>2</sup>H(alpha, gamma)<sup>6</sup>LI REACTION AT LUNA AND BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHETIS Acta Polytechnica |
| title | THE <sup>2</sup>H(alpha, gamma)<sup>6</sup>LI REACTION AT LUNA AND BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHETIS |
| title_full | THE <sup>2</sup>H(alpha, gamma)<sup>6</sup>LI REACTION AT LUNA AND BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHETIS |
| title_fullStr | THE <sup>2</sup>H(alpha, gamma)<sup>6</sup>LI REACTION AT LUNA AND BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHETIS |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE <sup>2</sup>H(alpha, gamma)<sup>6</sup>LI REACTION AT LUNA AND BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHETIS |
| title_short | THE <sup>2</sup>H(alpha, gamma)<sup>6</sup>LI REACTION AT LUNA AND BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHETIS |
| title_sort | sup 2 sup h alpha gamma sup 6 sup li reaction at luna and big bang nucleosynthetis |
| url | https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/ap/article/view/1892 |
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