p-nuclei
Sign in to savep-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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- Instance of
- physics
- Subclass of
- astrophysics
- Official name
- Núcleos p
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- 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.
== Definition ==
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