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The present contribution aims to present some general features of the experimental approaches in Nuclear Astrophysics. After a general introduction on light elements nucleosynthesis and on how to determine the reaction rates in a stellar environment, we will focus our attention on underground experiments aimed to directly measure nuclear cross sections of astrophysics interest. We will discuss the 14N(p,\( \gamma\))15O and 12C + 12C reactions, underlying the advantages in approaching these measurements in a deep underground laboratory, as the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso.
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Formicola, A., Imbriani, G. Introduction to experimental nuclear astrophysics. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 134, 89 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2019-12497-1
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