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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Interpretation of the SolarCa48/Ca46Abundance Ratio and the Correlated Ca-Ti Isotopic Anomalies in the EK-1-4-1 Inclusion of the Allende Meteorite

Karl KratzWolfgang HillebrandtP. MöllerMichael WiescherW. ZiegertJ. KrumlindeFriedrich-karl Thielemann

subject

PhysicsIsotopeNeutron emissionAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaNuclear structureGeneral Physics and AstronomyAstrophysicsAstrobiologyAllende meteoriteNucleosynthesisAbundance (ecology)Kinetic isotope effectAstrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsNuclideNuclear ExperimentAstrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics

description

$\ensuremath{\beta}$-delayed neutron-emission probabilities of neutron-rich S to K isotopes are calculated with nuclear-structure effects taken into account. These results strongly affect predictions made in high-neutron-density astrophysical scenarios for isotopic abundances of several elements. In particular, it is demonstrated that the solar abundance ratio $^{48}\mathrm{Ca}$/$^{46}\mathrm{Ca}$ as well as the correlated Ca and Ti isotopic anomalies can be explained by the same nucleosynthesis process.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.55.1935