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In this work, nucleosynthesis of heavy nuclei in the r-process is modelled. The influence of beta-decay rates calculated within different theoretical models on abundance of heavy nuclei is studied. It is shown that dynamics of nucleosynthesis of new elements and final abundance of heavy nuclei strongly depend on the beta-decay model used in calculations of the r-process. A possibility of using astrophysical calculations for testing predicted nuclear data defined only theoretically is discussed.
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The author is grateful to I.N. Borzov and Yu.S. Lyutostansky for fruitful discussions of microscopic models and to S.I. Blinnikov and A. V. Yudin for the discussion of possible scenarios of evolution of close binaries.
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Panov, I.V. Beta-Decay Rate as an Important Factor of Production of Heavy Nuclei in the r-Process. Phys. Part. Nuclei 54, 660–664 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063779623040251
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