Carbon Burning: Theory, Astrophysics and Experiments

Session

Direct Measurements II

30 Jun 2026, 16:30

Sala Conferenze di Palazzo del Monte di Pietà

8. Status of the STELLA measurements

Dr Marcel Heine (IPHC Strasbourg)

30/06/2026, 16:30

In this contribution, we present an overview of the measurements of the $^{12}$C+$^{12}$C fusion reaction conducted with the mobile measurement station STELLA (STELlar LAboratory). This apparatus is designed for fusion studies involving light heavy ions and has been employed for carbon fusion measurements at Andromède, IJCLab (Orsay) and at the Felsenkeller shallow underground laboratory...

9. Status of the 12C + 12C at LEAF-TDL

Prof. Xiaodong Tang (Institute of Modern Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences)

30/06/2026, 17:00

25. Direct Carbon Fusion Measurements with STELLA for Nuclear Astrophysics

Guillaume Harmant (IPHC-CNRS)

30/06/2026, 17:30

The oscillations in the excitation function of $^{12}$C+$^{12}$C, from energies above the Coulomb barrier down to the astrophysical region, is believed to be associated to molecular states in the compound nucleus [1], or linked to the fusion dynamics. Cluster states has been identified for example in $^{24}$Mg near subsystems breakup threshold, as $^{12}$C+$^{12}$C and...

29. The challenging direct measurement of the 12C+12C reaction rate at LUNA

Riccardo Maria Gesue (GSSI, INFN LNGS)

30/06/2026, 17:45

Carbon burning is a crucial stage of stellar evolution, determining whether stars evolve
toward neutron stars, black holes, or CO white dwarfs. These outcomes depend strongly on
the (^{12})C+(^{12})C reaction rate, which is still uncertain at astrophysical energies.
This reaction mainly proceeds through the (^{12})C((^{12})C,(\alpha))(^{20})Ne and
(^{12})C((^{12})C,p)(^{23})Na channels....