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s-Process Nucleosynthesis on the Asymptotic Giant Branch

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

John C. Lattanzio
John C. Lattanzio*
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, Monash University, Clayton VIC 3168
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Abstract

In this article I review our understanding of s-process nucleosynthesis in Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars. The discussion begins with the nuclear back~ ground and then shows how the required conditions are found in thermally pulsing AGB stars. The two competing neutron sources (Ne22 and C13) are discussed, as is the observational and theoretical evidence for and against each of them. We conclude by discussing the recent evidence for hot bottom burning, including the observed enhancements of Li7 and Al26 in some AGB stars.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , 1992 , pp. 99 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1992

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