AUTHOR=Söderström P.-A. , Kuşoğlu A. , Testov D. 

TITLE=Prospect for measurements of (γ, n) reaction cross-sections of p-nuclei at ELI-NP

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/astronomy-and-space-sciences/articles/10.3389/fspas.2023.1248834

DOI=10.3389/fspas.2023.1248834

ISSN=2296-987X

ABSTRACT=<p>The gamma beam system under construction at the ELI-NP facility in Romania is projected to give the nuclear physics community access to an experimental system providing a high-intensity, narrow bandwidth photon beam at variable energy. With high-efficiency detector systems in place, the experimental programme will have a strong potential for in-depth studies of rare stable isotopes originating from the astrophysical <italic>p</italic>-process. In particular, the neutron detection systems are already implemented through a dedicated <sup>3</sup>He long neutron counter array, called ELIGANT-TN, that is completed and in use. In this mini-review, we will give a summary of the current status of existing (<italic>γ</italic>, n) cross-section data, as well as the methods to obtain them, and highlight the future potential to expand and improve such data using the ELI-NP instrumentation and beam-lines.</p>