Identification of strontium in the merger of two neutron stars.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
received:
08
02
2018
accepted:
14
08
2019
entrez:
25
10
2019
pubmed:
28
10
2019
medline:
28
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Half of all of the elements in the Universe that are heavier than iron were created by rapid neutron capture. The theory underlying this astrophysical r-process was worked out six decades ago, and requires an enormous neutron flux to make the bulk of the elements
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pubmed: 31645733
doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1676-3
pii: 10.1038/s41586-019-1676-3
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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Pagination
497-500Références
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