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s-process: a standalone construct

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Nuclear astrophysics

the synthesis of heavy elements by neutron captures slow enough for beta decays to occur between them, mainly in evolved stars.

In nuclear astrophysics, s-process refers to the synthesis of heavy elements by neutron captures slow enough for beta decays to occur between them, mainly in evolved stars. This meaning comes from Burbidge (1957) in Reviews of Modern Physics.[1]

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References

  1. Burbidge, E. M., Burbidge, G. R., Fowler, W. A., & Hoyle, F. (1957). Synthesis of the Elements in Stars. Reviews of Modern Physics, 29(4), 547-650. https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.29.547

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