Detection of the Second R-Process Peak Element Tellurium in Metal-Poor Stars
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Roederer, Ian U.
Lawler, James E.
Cowan, John J.
Beers, Timothy C.
Frebel, Anna L.
Ivans, Inese I.
Schatz, Hendrik
Sobeck, Jennifer S.
Sneden, Christopher
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February 2012
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Astrophysical Journal. Letters
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IOP Publishing
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Roederer, Ian U. et al. “DETECTION OF THE SECOND r-PROCESS PEAK ELEMENT TELLURIUM IN METAL-POOR STARS,” The Astrophysical Journal 747.1 (2012): L8.
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Abstract
Using near-ultraviolet spectra obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on board the Hubble Space Telescope, we detect neutral tellurium in three metal-poor stars enriched by products of r-process nucleosynthesis, BD +17 3248, HD 108317, and HD 128279. Tellurium (Te, Z = 52) is found at the second r-process peak (A ≈ 130) associated with the N = 82 neutron shell closure, and it has not been detected previously in Galactic halo stars. The derived tellurium abundances match the scaled solar system r-process distribution within the uncertainties, confirming the predicted second peak r-process residuals. These results suggest that tellurium is predominantly produced in the main component of the r-process, along with the rare earth elements.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/747/1/l8
