Abstract
Measurements of (γ, p) and (γ, α) photonuclear reaction cross sections are relevant for several nucleosynthesis scenarios, from the primordial Big Bang, to stellar burning, and the p-process. Studies of photonuclear reaction cross sections marked a steady development in the last 20 years with the advent of mono-energetic γ -ray beam facilities and improved detection methods. Charged-particle detection from photon-induced reactions in solid targets is mainly achieved with silicon-strip detectors, while time projection chambers were developed for measurements with active gas targets. This review tracks the evolution of charged-particle detection methods and highlights recent 7 Li(γ, t) 4 He and 16 O(γ, α) 12 C cross section measurements using mono-energetic γ -ray beams.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 165 |
| Journal | European Physical Journal A |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2023 |
Funding
This work is supported by the Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, Project no. PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-1024 and PN 23 21 01 06; the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Nuclear Physics program, Grants no. DE-FG02-94ER40870, DE-FG02-88ER40387, and DE-AC05-00OR22725; the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Agency, Grant no. DE-NA0004065; and the UK STFC, Grant no. ST/V001086/1.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Nuclear Security Agency | DE-NA0004065 |
| Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization | PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-1024, PN 23 21 01 06 |
| U.S. Department of Energy | |
| Office of Science | DE-AC05-00OR22725, DE-FG02-88ER40387, DE-FG02-94ER40870 |
| Science and Technology Facilities Council | ST/V001086/1 |