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A lithium-rich stellar explosion

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The contribution of explosions known as novae to the lithium content of the Milky Way is uncertain. Radioactive beryllium, which transforms into lithium, has been detected for the first time in one such explosion. See Letter p.381

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Figure 1: The main nuclear reactions involved in the synthesis of 7Be and 7Li in novae.

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Hernanz, M. A lithium-rich stellar explosion. Nature 518, 307–308 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/518307a

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