2 papers
astro-ph2007★ 133 cited
Dynamics of shock propagation and nucleosynthesis conditions in O-Ne-Mg core supernovae
H. -Th. Janka, B. Mueller, F. S. Kitaura +1
It has been recently proposed that the shocked surface layers of exploding O-Ne-Mg cores provide the conditions for r-process nucleosynthesis, because their rapid expansion and hig…
astro-ph2006★ 2 cited
Nucleosynthesis in neutrino heated matter: The vp-process and the r-process
G. Martínez-Pinedo, A. Kelic, K. Langanke +11
This manuscript reviews recent progress in our understanding of the nucleosynthesis of medium and heavy elements in supernovae. Recent hydrodynamical models of core-collapse supern…