Trojan Horse Investigation for AGB Stellar Nucleosynthesis

Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars are among the most important astrophysical sites influencing the nucleosynthesis and the chemical abundances in the Universe. From a pure nuclear point of view, several processes take part during this peculiar stage of stellar evolution thus requiring detailed exp...

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Main Authors: Maria Letizia Sergi, Giuseppe D’Agata, Giovanni Luca Guardo, Giuseppe Gabriele Rapisarda, Vaclav Burjan, Silvio Cherubini, Marisa Gulino, Iolanda Indelicato, Marco La Cognata, Livio Lamia, Dario Lattuada, Jaromir Mrázek, Alessandro Alberto Oliva, Rosario Gianluca Pizzone, Stefano Romano, Roberta Spartá, Oscar Trippella, Aurora Tumino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Universe
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/8/2/128
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Summary:Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars are among the most important astrophysical sites influencing the nucleosynthesis and the chemical abundances in the Universe. From a pure nuclear point of view, several processes take part during this peculiar stage of stellar evolution thus requiring detailed experimental cross section measurements. Here, we report on the most recent results achieved via the application of the Trojan Horse Method (THM) and Asymptotic Normalization Coefficient (ANC) indirect techniques, discussing the details of the experimental procedure and the deduced reaction rates. In addition, we report also on the on going studies of interest for AGB nucleosynthesis.
ISSN:2218-1997