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p-nuclei (p stands for proton-rich) are certain neutron-deficient, naturally occurring isotopes of some elements between selenium and mercury inclusive which cannot be produced in either the s- or the r-process.

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  • Definition
  • Natural occurrence
  • List of p-nuclei
  • Origin of the p-nuclei
  • Basics of p-nuclide production
  • Possible processes
  • The p-process
  • The γ-process
  • The ν-process (nu process)
  • Rapid proton capture processes
  • The rp-process
  • The pn-process
  • The νp-process
  • Possible synthesis sites
  • Core-collapse supernovae
  • Thermonuclear supernovae
  • Type Ia supernovae
  • subChandrasekhar supernovae
  • Neutron stars in binary star systems
  • See also
  • References

p-nuclei (p stands for proton-rich) are certain neutron-deficient, naturally occurring isotopes of some elements between selenium and mercury inclusive which cannot be produced in either the s- or the r-process.

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