Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
Sep 2004
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THE r-PROCESS The Astrophysical Origin of the Heavy Elements and Related Rare Isotope Accelerator Physics. Proceedings of the Fi
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
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Scientific paper
We study nucleosynthesis in rapid expansions of proton-rich matter such as might occur in winds from newly-born neutron stars. For rapid enough expansion, the system fails to maintain an equilibrium between neutrons and protons and the abundant 4He nuclei. This leads to production of quite heavy nuclei early in the expansion. As the temperature falls, the system attempts to re-establish the equilibrium between free nucleons and 4He. This causes the abundance of free neutrons to drop and the heavy nuclei to disintegrate. If the disintegration flows quench before the nuclei reach the iron group, a distribution of p-process nuclei remains. We briefly discuss the possibility of this process as the mechanism of production of light p-process isotopes (specifically 92Mo, 94Mo, 96Ru, and 98Ru), and we provide a qualitative assessment of the impact of nuclear reaction rates of heavy, proton rich isotopes on the production of these astrophysically important nuclides.
Jordan C. IV G.
Meyer Bradley S.
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