The cosmic origin of the heaviest elements in the periodic table remains a mystery. Estimates of the physical locations of element-producing events within small galaxies that formed in the early Universe are now providing new clues.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Yuta Tarumi
References
Tarumi, Y., Yoshida, N. & Inoue, S. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 494, 120–128 (2020).
Frebel, A. Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 68, 237–269 (2018).
Abbott, B. P. et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 161101 (2017).
Abbott, B. P. et al. Astrophys. J. 848, L12 (2017).
Ji, A. P., Frebel, A., Chiti, A. & Simon, J. D. Nature 531, 610–613 (2016).
Marshall, J. L. et al. Astrophys. J. 882, 177 (2019).
Hansen, T. et al. Astrophys. J. 858, 92 (2018).
Roederer, I. U., Hattori, K. & Valluri, M. Astrophys. J. 156, 179 (2018).
Mumpower, M. R., Surman, R., McLaughlin, G. C. & Aprahamian, A. Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. 86, 86–126 (2016).
Horowitz, C. et al. J. Phys. G. Nucl. Part. Phys. 46, 083001 (2019).
Watson, D. et al. Nature 574, 497–500 (2019).
Mishenina, T. et al. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 484, 3846–3864 (2019).
Cote, B. et al. Astrophys. J. 875, 106 (2019).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding authors
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Frebel, A., Surman, R. Lifting the secrets of stardust. Nat Astron 4, 564–565 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1115-2
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1115-2
- Springer Nature Limited