Galactic evolution of rapid neutron capture process abundances: The inhomogeneous approach
(2015)
Journal Article
Wehmeyer, B., Pignatari, M., & Thielemann, F.-K. (2015). Galactic evolution of rapid neutron capture process abundances: The inhomogeneous approach. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 452(2), 1970-1981. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1352
For the origin of heavy r-process elements, different sources have been proposed, e.g., core-collapse supernovae or neutron star mergers. Old metal-poor stars carry the signature of the astrophysical source(s). Among the elements dominantly made by t... Read More about Galactic evolution of rapid neutron capture process abundances: The inhomogeneous approach.