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NUCLEAR PHYSICS A
Volume 777, Issue -, Pages 676-699Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2005.10.012
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nuclear reactions; nucleosynthesis : abundances; stars : abundances; stars : population II; supernovae : general; galaxy : evolution; galaxy : halo
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While the origin of r-process nuclei remains a long-standing mystery, recent spectroscopic studies of extremely metal-poor stars in the Galactic halo strongly suggest that it is associated with core-collapse supernovae. In this article, an overview of the recent theoretical studies of the r-process is presented with a special emphasis on the astrophysical scenarios related to core-collapse supernovae. We also review a recent progress of the Galactic chemical evolution studies as well as of the spectroscopic studies of extremely metal-poor halo stars, which provide us important clues to better understanding of the astrophysical r-process site. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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