Neutron Capture in Tin Isotopes at Stellar Temperatures

Journal Article · Sat Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 1962 · Nature (London)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/1941272a0· OSTI ID:4811678

MACKLIN, R. L.; INADA, T.; GIBBONS, J. H.

Neutron capture cross sections were measured for seven tin isotopes (116 to 120, 122, and 124) with 30-kev neutrons. The abundances of the tin isotopes due to giantstar and supernovae nucleosynthesis are calculated, and the product of the abundance and cross section is ap proximately constant for all the isotopes, in agreement with the predicted inverse proportionality. The increased importance of the r-process (supernovae neutron capture) relative to the s- process (giant star neutron capture) is shown.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-16-022782
• OSTI ID: 4811678
• Journal Information: Nature (London), Journal Name: Nature (London) Journal Issue: 4835 Vol. 194; ISSN 0028-0836
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS
CAPTURE
ENERGY RANGE
GIANT STARS
NEUTRON BEAMS
NEUTRON CAPTURE
NEUTRONS
NUMERICALS
QUANTITY RATIO
STARS
SUPERNOVAE
TIN 116
TIN 117
TIN 118
TIN 119
TIN 120
TIN 122
TIN 124