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A method for evaluating abundances in long neutron capture and nuclear decay chains

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The Maclaurin expansion and algebraic addition formula for abundances in long neutron capture reaction chains are given. These permit the calculation of abundances without the numerical difficulties which occur with the use of the well-known Bateman solution.

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  • Clayton, D. D.: 1968,Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis, Ch. 7, McGraw-Hill, New York.

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  1. Dept. of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA

    Richard L. Smith

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Smith, R.L. A method for evaluating abundances in long neutron capture and nuclear decay chains. Astrophys Space Sci 53, 85–89 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00645906

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