Sub-Coulomb Nuclear Reactions Studied with the Trojan Horse Method

Explore the Trojan Horse Method for studying sub-Coulomb nuclear reactions in this 44-minute conference talk by Aurora Tumino from the University of Catania, Italy, presented at the Workshop on Multineutron Clusters in Nuclei and in Stars hosted by ICTP-SAIFR. Learn about this innovative indirect measurement technique that allows researchers to investigate nuclear reactions occurring at energies below the Coulomb barrier, which are crucial for understanding stellar nucleosynthesis processes. Discover how the Trojan Horse Method overcomes experimental challenges associated with extremely low cross-sections in direct measurements by using three-body reactions to extract information about two-body processes. Gain insights into the theoretical foundations of the method, its experimental implementation, and its applications in nuclear astrophysics research. Understand how this technique contributes to our knowledge of nuclear reactions in stellar environments, where particles interact at much lower energies than typically achievable in laboratory settings, and explore recent developments and results obtained using this methodology in nuclear physics research.