The Impact of the New ${}^{59}$Fe Decay Rates on ${}^{60}$Fe and ${}^{26}$Al Nucleosynthesis in Massive Stars

Bingyang Tan, Wenyu Xin, Ruizheng Jiang +2

The diffuse $\gamma$-ray emission from short-lived radioactive ${}^{26}$Al and ${}^{60}$Fe provides a direct probe of ongoing nucleosynthesis in the Galaxy. However, theoretical models have…