Abundances of the Rare-Earth Nuclei Produced by Rapid Neutron Capture in Supernovae
- Creators
- Becker, Robert A.
- Fowler, William A.
Abstract
Calculations have been carried out, following the method of Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle, for the abundances of nuclei in the rare-earth region which are produced in the rapid neutron-capture process thought to occur in supernovae. The recently available rare-earth mass differences of Johnson and Bhanot were employed. The calculated abundances agree, in general, with those given by Suess and Urey. The results of the computations support the work of Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle which showed the effect of spheroidal deformation above the closed shell at N=126 in enhancing the production of Th232, U235, U238, Cf254, etc., in supernovae. The effect of different combinations of temperature and neutron density in enhancing certain relative abundances is discussed briefly.
Additional Information
©1959 The American Physical Society. Received 16 April 1959. R.A. Becker wishes to express his appreciation for the support of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and to the gracious hospitality extended him by the California Institute of Technology. Supported in part by the joint program of the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.Files
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