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Neutrinos, supernovae, and the origin of the heavy elements

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Stars of ~ 8-100 M⊙ end their lives as core-collapse supernovae (SNe). In the process they emit a powerful burst of neutrinos, produce a variety of elements, and leave behind either a neutron star or a black hole. The wide mass range for SN progenitors results in diverse neutrino signals, explosion energies, and nucleosynthesis products. A major mechanism to produce nuclei heavier than iron is rapid neutron capture, or the r process. This process may be connected to SNe in several ways. A brief review is presented on current understanding of neutrino emission, explosion, and nucleosynthesis of SNe.

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Qian, Y. Neutrinos, supernovae, and the origin of the heavy elements. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 61, 049501 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-017-9142-2

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