The r-process in the neutrino winds of core-collapse supernovae and U-Th cosmochronology

Shinya Wanajo, Naoki Itoh, Yuhri Ishimaru +2

The discovery of the second highly $r$-process-enhanced, extremely metal-poor star, CS 31082-001 ([Fe/H] $=-2.9$) has provided a powerful new tool for age determination, by virtue…