The intermediate neutron-capture process in AGB stars

The intermediate neutron-capture process is thought to arise when protons are mixed in a convective helium-burning zone. This can happen during the early Thermally-Pulsing (TP) Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) phase of low-mass, low-metallicity stars. After discussing the differences between the s- and...

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Main Authors: Choplin Arthur, Siess Lionel, Goriely Stephane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2023-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2023/05/epjconf_npa-x2023_07001.pdf
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description The intermediate neutron-capture process is thought to arise when protons are mixed in a convective helium-burning zone. This can happen during the early Thermally-Pulsing (TP) Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) phase of low-mass, low-metallicity stars. After discussing the differences between the s- and i-processes in AGB stars, we highlight some critical (n, γ) reactions for i-process nucleosynthesis that may be experimentally constrained by the β-Oslo method. We then compare our s- and i-process nucleosynthesis predictions to the abundances of the Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor star HE2258-6358, which shows a composition pattern midway between the s- and r-process.
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spelling doaj.art-625fe2692f354c0784e451dc9605b9ea2023-04-07T09:02:03ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2023-01-012790700110.1051/epjconf/202327907001epjconf_npa-x2023_07001The intermediate neutron-capture process in AGB starsChoplin Arthur0Siess Lionel1Goriely Stephane2Institut d’Astronomie et d’Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP 226Institut d’Astronomie et d’Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP 226Institut d’Astronomie et d’Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP 226The intermediate neutron-capture process is thought to arise when protons are mixed in a convective helium-burning zone. This can happen during the early Thermally-Pulsing (TP) Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) phase of low-mass, low-metallicity stars. After discussing the differences between the s- and i-processes in AGB stars, we highlight some critical (n, γ) reactions for i-process nucleosynthesis that may be experimentally constrained by the β-Oslo method. We then compare our s- and i-process nucleosynthesis predictions to the abundances of the Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor star HE2258-6358, which shows a composition pattern midway between the s- and r-process.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2023/05/epjconf_npa-x2023_07001.pdf
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