R-Process Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics Today
- Vol. 57 (10), 47-53
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1825268
Abstract
The heaviest elements are made only in cataclysmic events. Finding out whether supernovae are cataclysmic enough requires extensive astronomical observation and sophisticated computer modeling.Keywords
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