3D Macro Physics and Light Odd-Z Element Production in O-C Shell Mergers: Implications for ${}^{40}\mathrm{K}$ production and radiogenic heating inventories of rocky exoplanets

Joshua Issa, Falk Herwig, Stephen J. Mojzsis +1

The light odd-Z elements P, Cl, K, and Sc are underproduced in galactic chemical evolution models compared to spectroscopic observations of stars in the Milky Way. The most promisi…