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R-Process Nucleosynthesis in Core-Collapse Supernova Explosion

Astrophysics 2015-06-24 v1

Abstract

We study the r-process nucleosynthesis in neutrino-driven winds of gravitational core collapse SNeII. Appropriate physical conditions are found for successful r-process nucleosynthesis, which meet with several features of heavy elements discovered recently in metal-deficient halo stars. We find also several difficulties which are not explained in the present wind models. We discuss quests for new insights in nuclear physics, astrophysics, and astronomy.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0111403,
  title  = {R-Process Nucleosynthesis in Core-Collapse Supernova Explosion},
  author = {T. Kajino and S. Wanajo and G. J. Mathews},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0111403},
  year   = {2015}
}

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14 pages, 6 figures, Nuclear Physics A, in press