What we do and do not know about the s-process

Details What we do and do not know about the s-process What we do and do not know about the s-process

2005-05-19

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0505424v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

To be published in Nuclear Physics A; Invited Review for "Nuclei in the Cosmos VIII", Vancouver, July 2004

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2005.05.088

AGB stars are the source for the main component of the $s$-process. Here we discuss both the properties which are reasonably well known and those which still suffer from substantial uncertainties. In the former case, we are fairly sure that the $s$-process contribution from AGB stars comes from masses between about 1 and 3 $\msun$, and the dominant neutron source is the $^{13}$C$(\alpha$,n)$^{16}$O reaction. In the latter category remains the formation mechanism for the $^{13}$C-pocket. Attempts at including rotation seem to inhibit neutron capture reactions. Explaining the observations seems to require a spread in the size of the $^{13}$C-pocket so some stochastic process, such as rotation, must be involved.

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