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Photonuclear reactions with charged particles detection for nuclear astrophysics studies

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Measurements of (\(\gamma ,p\)) and (\(\gamma ,\alpha \)) 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 \(\gamma \)-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(\(\gamma ,t\))\(^{4}\)He and \(^{16}\)O(\(\gamma ,\alpha \))\(^{12}\)C cross section measurements using mono-energetic \(\gamma \)-ray beams.

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