The Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics (LUNA) is an experiment located deep underground at Gran Sasso National Laboratories (LNGS). Our mission is to study charged-particle-induced nuclear reactions of astrophysical interest.

A paper on "Direct measurement of the 13C(α,n)16O cross section into the s-process Gamow peak" has been published in Physical Review Letters.

New Publication on Spectroscopic Study of 18O(p,γ)19F
A paper on "Low-energy resonances in the 18O(p,γ)19F reaction" has been published in Physical Review C.

New paper on 13C(α,n)16O is out!
A paper entitled "Characterization of the LUNA neutron detector array for the measurement of the 13C(α,n)16O reaction" has been published on Nuclear Instruments and Methods