The s Process and Beyond

M Lugaro, M Pignatari, R Reifarth… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Neutron captures produce the vast majority of abundances of elements heavier than iron in
the Universe. Beyond the classical slow (s) and rapid (r) processes, there is observational …

The reaction and its implications for stellar helium burning

RJ Deboer, J Görres, M Wiescher, RE Azuma… - Reviews of Modern …, 2017 - APS
The creation of carbon and oxygen in our Universe is one of the forefront questions in
nuclear astrophysics. The determination of the abundance of these elements is key to our …

The origin of elements from carbon to uranium

C Kobayashi, AI Karakas, M Lugaro - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
To reach a deeper understanding of the origin of elements in the periodic table, we construct
Galactic chemical evolution (GCE) models for all stable elements from C (A= 12) to U (A …

Chemical evolution with rotating massive star yields–I. The solar neighbourhood and the s-process elements

N Prantzos, C Abia, M Limongi, A Chieffi… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We present a comprehensive study of the abundance evolution of the elements from H to U
in the Milky Way halo and local disc. We use a consistent chemical evolution model …

Neutron star mergers might not be the only source of r-process elements in the Milky Way

B Côté, M Eichler, A Arcones, CJ Hansen… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Probing the origin of r-process elements in the universe represents a multidisciplinary
challenge. We review the observational evidence that probes the properties of r-process …

Evolution, nucleosynthesis, and yields of AGB stars at different metallicities. III. Intermediate-mass models, revised low-mass models, and the ph-FRUITY interface

S Cristallo, O Straniero, L Piersanti… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new set of models for intermediate-mass asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars
(4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 M⊙) at different metallicities (− 2.15≤[Fe/H]≤+ 0.15). This set integrates …

Chemical evolution with rotating massive star yields II. A new assessment of the solar s-and r-process components

N Prantzos, C Abia, S Cristallo… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The decomposition of the Solar system abundances of heavy isotopes into their s-and r-
components plays a key role in our understanding of the corresponding nuclear processes …

s-process production in rotating massive stars at solar and low metallicities

U Frischknecht, R Hirschi, M Pignatari… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Rotation was shown to have a strong impact on the structure and light element
nucleosynthesis in massive stars. In particular, models including rotation can reproduce the …

Chemical abundances of 1111 FGK stars from the HARPS GTO planet search program-II. Cu, Zn, Sr, Y, Zr, Ba, Ce, Nd, and Eu

ED Mena, M Tsantaki, VZ Adibekyan, SG Sousa… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Aims. To understand the formation and evolution of the different stellar populations within
our Galaxy it is essential to combine detailed kinematical and chemical information for large …

Neutron-capture elements in dwarf galaxies-III. A homogenized analysis of 13 dwarf spheroidal and ultra-faint galaxies

M Reichert, CJ Hansen, M Hanke, Á Skúladóttir… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. We present a large homogeneous set of stellar parameters and abundances across
a broad range of metallicities, involving 13 classical dwarf spheroidal (dSph) and ultra-faint …