https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01082-9
Review
Photonuclear reactions with charged particles detection for nuclear astrophysics studies
1
Ohio University, 45701, Athens, OH, USA
2
Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics, Horia Hulubei National Institute for R &D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 077125, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
3
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
4
Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Sheffield Hallam University, S1 1WB, Sheffield, UK
Received:
14
January
2023
Accepted:
6
July
2023
Published online:
19
July
2023
Measurements of (
) and (
) 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 
-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 
Li(
)
He and 
O()
C cross section measurements using mono-energetic -ray beams.
All authors have contributed equally to this work.
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