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Based on the heavy element nucleosynthesis theory, with the solar heavy-nuclide abundances and the observed abundances of three elements which are the representatives of the individul neutron-capture processes, a method to determine the relative contributions from the individul neutron-capture processes to the abundances of heavy elements in metal-poor stars is applied. With this method, the abundances of heavy elements in ultra-metal-poor star CS 22892-052 are calculated. It is found that the observed abundances of heavy elements in this star are well matched by our calculations in error limits, except for thorium
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19673008).
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Zhang, B., Zhang, C., Li, J. et al. Abundances of heavy elements in ultra-metal-poor star CS 22892-052. Sci. China Ser. A-Math. 42, 401–406 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02874259
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