Experimental studies of reactions relevant for γ-process nucleosynthesis

We report on our recent experimental studies of reactions relevant for the γ process nucleosynthesis. Applying the activation method using the Cologne Clover Counting Setup total cross sections of the reactions 168Yb(α,γ), 168Yb(α,n), and 187Re(α,n) could be obtained. Furthermore, the reaction 89Y(p,γ) was investigated via the in-beam technique with HPGe detectors at the high-efficiency g-ray spectrometer HORUS in Cologne in order to determine partial and total cross sections.