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The rates for a variety of beta decay processes have been determined as a function of temperature for nuclei which can participate in thes-process production of heavy elements, occurring in the presence of the22Ne(α,n)25 Mg neutron source operating in the convective helium shells of thermally pulsing stars. Specifically: calculated half-lives are presented for electron emission, positron emission, and electron capture over the temperature range 108–109 K.
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Cosner, K., Truran, J.W. Beta decay rates forS-process studies. Astrophys Space Sci 78, 85–94 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00654024
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