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Nuclei Far from Stability and the R-Process Waiting-Point Concept

Friedrich-karl ThielemannA. WöhrB. PfeifferKarl KratzH. GabelmannH.l. RavnP. Möller

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PhysicsStarsNucleosynthesisr-processNeutronAstrophysicsType II supernovaNeutron densityStability (probability)

description

The nucleosynthesis process by rapid neutron captures (the r-process) is responsible for the formation of about half of the nuclear species in nature beyond Fe. While the astrophysical site for the r-process is not yet unambiguously identified, its association with the cores of low-mass stars undergoing type II supernova (SN) events is strongly suggested (see, e.g., Refs.1,2).

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1992-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3342-9_29