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dc.contributor.authorJacobson, Heather
dc.contributor.authorFrebel, Anna L.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-18T18:07:13Z
dc.date.available2017-04-18T18:07:13Z
dc.date.issued2014-02
dc.identifier.issn0954-3899
dc.identifier.issn1361-6471
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108221
dc.description.abstractThe chemical abundances of metal-poor stars provide a great deal of information regarding the individual nucleosynthetic processes that created the observed elements and the overall process of chemical enrichment of the galaxy since the formation of the first stars. Here we review the abundance patterns of the neutron-capture elements (Z ≥ 38) in those metal-poor stars and our current understanding of the conditions and sites of their production at early times. We also review the relative contributions of these different processes to the build-up of these elements within the galaxy over time, and outline outstanding questions and uncertainties that complicate the interpretation of the abundance patterns observed in metal-poor stars. It is anticipated that future observations of large samples of metal-poor stars will help discriminate between different proposed neutron-capture element production sites and better trace the chemical evolution of the galaxy.en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherIOP Publishingen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/41/4/044001en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alikeen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.sourcearXiven_US
dc.titleObservational nuclear astrophysics: neutron-capture element abundances in old, metal-poor starsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationJacobson, Heather R and Frebel, Anna. "Observational nuclear astrophysics: neutron-capture element abundances in old, metal-poor stars." Journal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle Physics 41, 4 (February 2014): 1-19. © 2014 IOP Publishing Ltden_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physicsen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorJacobson, Heather
dc.contributor.mitauthorFrebel, Anna L.
dc.relation.journalJournal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle Physicsen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsJacobson, Heather R; Frebel, Annaen_US
dspace.embargo.termsNen_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7727-1640
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2139-7145
mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICYen_US


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