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S-process

The slow neutron-capture process, or s-process, is a series of reactions in nuclear astrophysics that occur in stars, particularly asymptotic giant branch stars. The s-process is responsible for the creation (nucleosynthesis) of approximately half the atomic nuclei heavier than iron.

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In stars

Termination of the s-process

In stardust

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S-process

Nodes70
Edges69
Triples48
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028571
Components1

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S-process

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related to history · 21
S-process → AGB-star, Among, B2FH, Clayton, Donald, Hans Suess, Harold Urey, Important, In, It, Karlsruhe Institute, Merrill, Oak Ridge National Lab, Paul, S-type, Since, Technology's Nuclear Physics Center, That, The, There
related to In stardust · 15
S-process → AGB, AGB-star, Because, First, It, Meteoriticists, Several, SiC, Silicon, Solar System, Stardust, The, These, This, Today
related to Termination of the s-process · 8
S-process → Because, Bi-209, Bi-210m, In, Pb-206, Po-210, Should, The
related to In stars · 3
S-process → In, Iron, The

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isotopes neutron stars iron elements neutrons nuclei occur mass decay r-process abundances series stable grains seed flux abundance heavier higher

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thorium or uraniuminstance ofthis process does not have the ability to produce any of the heavy radioactive isotopes0.80text
S-processrelated to historyThe0.60section
S-processrelated to historyHans Suess0.60section
S-processrelated to historyHarold Urey0.60section
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S-processrelated to historyThis0.60section
S-processrelated to historyB2FH0.60section
S-processrelated to historyThere0.60section
S-processrelated to historyIn0.60section
S-processrelated to historyS-type0.60section
S-processrelated to historyPaul0.60section
S-processrelated to historyMerrill0.60section

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