2 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
The r-Process: History, Required Conditions, Astrophysical Sites, and Observations
Friedrich-Karl Thielemann, John J. Cowan
This review of the rapid-neutron-capture (i.e. r-) process starts with determining the Solar System r-abundance pattern via first obtaining (and subtracting) the contribution from…
astro-ph.SR2025
Deciphering the Origins of the Elements Through Galactic Archeology
Khalil Farouqi, Anna Frebel, Friedrich-Karl Thielemann
Low-metallicity stars preserve the signatures of the first stellar nucleosynthesis events in the Galaxy, as their surface abundances reflect the composition of the interstellar med…