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The R-Process Alliance : Abundance Universality among Some Elements at and between the First and Second R-Process Peaks
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Roederer, Ian U. (author)
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Cowan, John J. (author)
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Pignatari, Marco (author)
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Beers, Timothy C. (author)
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Den Hartog, Elizabeth A. (author)
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Ezzeddine, Rana (author)
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Frebel, Anna (author)
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- Hansen, Terese T (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för astronomi
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Holmbeck, Erika M. (author)
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Mumpower, Matthew R. (author)
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Placco, Vinicius M. (author)
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Sakari, Charli M. (author)
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Surman, Rebecca (author)
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Vassh, Nicole (author)
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- 2022-09-01
- 2022
- English.
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In: Astrophysical Journal. - : American Astronomical Society. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 936:1
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- We present new observational benchmarks of rapid neutron-capture process (r-process) nucleosynthesis for elements at and between the first (A ∼ 80) and second (A ∼ 130) peaks. Our analysis is based on archival ultraviolet and optical spectroscopy of eight metal-poor stars with Se (Z = 34) or Te (Z = 52) detections, whose r-process enhancement varies by more than a factor of 30 (−0.22 ≤ [Eu/Fe] ≤ +1.32). We calculate ratios among the abundances of Se, Sr through Mo (38 ≤ Z ≤ 42), and Te. These benchmarks may offer a new empirical alternative to the predicted solar system r-process residual pattern. The Te abundances in these stars correlate more closely with the lighter r-process elements than the heavier ones, contradicting and superseding previous findings. The small star-to-star dispersion among the abundances of Se, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, and Te (≤0.13 dex, or 26%) matches that observed among the abundances of the lanthanides and third r-process-peak elements. The concept of r-process universality that is recognized among the lanthanide and third-peak elements in r-process-enhanced stars may also apply to Se, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, and Te, provided the overall abundances of the lighter r-process elements are scaled independently of the heavier ones. The abundance behavior of the elements Ru through Sn (44 ≤ Z ≤ 50) requires further study. Our results suggest that at least one relatively common source in the early Universe produced a consistent abundance pattern among some elements spanning the first and second r-process peaks.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)
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- Nucleosynthesis
- R-process
- Stellar abundances
- Ultraviolet astronomy
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