EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2020)
LENS - Laser Energy for Nuclear Science facility @ LNS
Abstract
A dedicated laboratory at Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS) of Catania was realized with the aim to investigate nuclear reactions of astrophysical interest in plasma environment. In this contribution, the facility LENS (Laser Energy for Nuclear Science), useful to study laser- produced plasmas, will be described and some results will be presented.