The r-process : the astrophysical origin of the heavy elements and related rare isotope accelerator physics : proceedings of the First Argonne/MSU/JINA/INT RIA Workshop : National Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington, USA, 8-10 January 2004 / editors, Yong-Zhong Qian [and others].

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The r-process in supernovae / F.-K. Thielemann [and others] -- Precise mass measurements of nuclides approaching the r-process / J. Clark [and others] -- Fission and the r-process path: recent experimental achievements and future possibilities / J. Benlliure -- [symbol]-decay studies of neutron rich nickel isotopes / P. Hosmer [and others] -- Weak strength for astrophysics / S.M. Austin and R. Zegers -- Nuclear masses and fission barriers / J.M. Pearson -- Understanding beta decay for the r process / J. Engel -- Neutron captures and the r-process / T. Rauscher -- Supernova neutrino-nucleus physics and the r-process / W.C. Haxton -- Equation of state and neutrino opacity of dense stellar matter / S. Reddy -- An overview of observations of neutron-capture elements in metal-poor stars / J.A. Johnson -- Efficient searches for r-process-enhanced metal-poor stars / T.C. Beers [and others] -- The r-process record in meteorites / A.M. Davis -- Inhomogenous chemical evolution and the source of r-process elements / D. Argast -- Go upstream of the "Milky Way": origin of heavy elements inferred from galactic chemical evolution / Y. Ishimaru [and others] -- The r-process: current understanding and future tests / Y.-Z. Qian -- Nuclear reaction rates and the production of light p-process isotopes in fast expansions of proton-rich matter / G.C. Jordan, IV and B.S. Meyer -- r-process nucleosynthesis in proto-magnetar winds / T.A. Thompson -- r-process nucleosynthesis in neutrino-driven winds: treatment of the injection region and requirements on neutrino emission / A.W. Steiner and Y.-Z. Qian -- General relativity and neutrino-driven supernova winds / C.Y. Cardall -- An update on the hot supernova bubble r-process / G.J. Mathews [and others] -- Ejecta from parametrized prompt explosion / S. Wanajo [and others] -- Are collapsars responsible for some r-process elements? How could we tell? / J. Pruet -- Neutrino transport in core collapse supernovae / M. Liebendörfer -- Changing the r-process paradigm: multi-dimensional and fallback effects / C.L. Fryer and A. Hungerford.

The r-process is a major mechanism for producing elements heavier than Fe. In this book, a summary of recent developments in theoretical, experimental and observational studies of the r-process are presented in 25 contributions. The collected papers are up to date, comprehensive and yet concise. The topics covered include experiments on nuclei far from stability, nuclear theory input for the r-process, observational and theoretical studies on abundances of heavy nuclei, and astrophysical models of the r-process.

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