arXiv · 0712.4257
Nucleosynthesis in O-Ne-Mg Supernovae
Abstract
We have studied detailed nucleosynthesis in the shocked surface layers of an Oxygen-Neon-Magnesium core collapse supernova with an eye to determining if the conditions are suitable for r process nucleosynthesis. We find no such conditions in an unmodified model, but do find overproduction of N=50 nuclei (previously seen in early neutron-rich neutrino winds) in amounts that, if ejected, would pose serious problems for galactic chemical evolution.
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R. D. Hoffman, B. Muller, H. -T. Janka. 2007-12-27. Nucleosynthesis in O-Ne-Mg Supernovae. https://doi.org/10.1086/587621
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