Heavy Element Nucleosynthesis
This contribution deals with the important subject of the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements in the Galaxy. After an overview of several observational features, the physical processes responsible mainly for the formation of heavy elements will be described and linked to possible stellar sites and to...
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| description | This contribution deals with the important subject of the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements in the Galaxy. After an overview of several observational features, the physical processes responsible mainly for the formation of heavy elements will be described and linked to possible stellar sites and to galactic chemical evolution. In particular, we focus on the neutron-capture processes, namely the s-process (slow neutron capture) and the r-process (rapid neutron capture) and discuss some problems in connection with their sites and their outcome. The aim is to give a brief overview on the exciting subject of the heavy element nucleosynthesis in the Galaxy, emphasizing its importance to trace the galactic chemical evolution and illustrating the challenge of this subject. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49ab83a4a6b7474d90669099f4fe636e2022-12-21T18:28:57ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2018-01-011840100710.1051/epjconf/201818401007epjconf_ena2018_01007Heavy Element NucleosynthesisEl Eid Mounib F.This contribution deals with the important subject of the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements in the Galaxy. After an overview of several observational features, the physical processes responsible mainly for the formation of heavy elements will be described and linked to possible stellar sites and to galactic chemical evolution. In particular, we focus on the neutron-capture processes, namely the s-process (slow neutron capture) and the r-process (rapid neutron capture) and discuss some problems in connection with their sites and their outcome. The aim is to give a brief overview on the exciting subject of the heavy element nucleosynthesis in the Galaxy, emphasizing its importance to trace the galactic chemical evolution and illustrating the challenge of this subject.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818401007 |
| spellingShingle | El Eid Mounib F. Heavy Element Nucleosynthesis EPJ Web of Conferences |
| title | Heavy Element Nucleosynthesis |
| title_full | Heavy Element Nucleosynthesis |
| title_fullStr | Heavy Element Nucleosynthesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heavy Element Nucleosynthesis |
| title_short | Heavy Element Nucleosynthesis |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818401007 |
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