Open AccessExperimental status of7Be production and destruction at astrophysical relevant energies
Author(s) -
A. Di Leva,
L. Gialanella,
F. Strieder
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/665/1/012002
Subject(s) - nucleosynthesis , physics , nuclear physics , reaction rate , nuclear reaction , neutrino , production (economics) , production rate , big bang nucleosynthesis , chemistry , industrial engineering , biochemistry , engineering , economics , macroeconomics , catalysis
The production and destruction of 7Be plays a significant role in the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis as well as in the framework of the solar neutrino. The 3He(α, γ)7Be reaction cross sections has been measured several times in the last decades, but the precision achieved on reaction rate determinations at the relevant astrophysical energies is not yet satisfactory. The experimental status of this reaction will be critically reviewed, and the theoretical descriptions available will be discussed