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The rapid neutron-capture process and the synthesis of heavy and neutron-rich elements

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Recent developments in theoretical model-calculations for the synthesis of heavy and neutron-rich chemical elements by means of the rapid neutron-capture process are reviewed. Special emphasis is put on a discussion of possible astrophysical sites, e.g. supernova models, and extrapolated nuclear input data as well. Numerical methods to solve complex nuclear reaction-networks are presented.

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Hillebrandt, W. The rapid neutron-capture process and the synthesis of heavy and neutron-rich elements. Space Sci Rev 21, 639–702 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00186236

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