Cross-section measurements of capture reactions relevant to p-process nucleosynthesis^⋆

The nucleosynthetic p-process is briefly described from the experimental nuclear physics point of view followed by an introduction in the Hauser-Feshbach (HF) theory. The basic methods for measuring cross-sections of ( $p,\gamma$ and ( $\alpha ,\gamma$ reactions relevant to the nucleosynthetic p -process are described and commented. New cross-section data for four capture reactions on ⁹¹ Zr, ⁹² Zr, ¹²⁷ I and ¹³³ Cs are reported.