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Possibility of Secondary i- and s-processes Following r-process in the Collapsar Jet

  • Zhenyu He
  • , Toshitaka Kajino
  • , Motohiko Kusakabe
  • , Shan Gui Zhou
  • , Hiroyuki Koura
  • , Satoshi Chiba
  • , Haining Li
  • , Yangming Lin
  • Beihang University
  • The University of Tokyo
  • National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
  • CAS - Institute of Theoretical Physics
  • University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Hunan Normal University
  • Japan Atomic Energy Agency
  • Institute of Science Tokyo
  • CAS - National Astronomical Observatories

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Abstract

The slow and intermediate neutron-capture processes, s- and i-processes, are believed to occur in asymptotic giant branch stars to provide half of the heavy atomic nuclei with A ≥ 90. We suggest a possibility that certain types of outflows found in the collapsar, which is a supernova generated by a rapidly rotating massive star undergoing core collapse, leaving behind a black hole and emitting relativistic jets, can provide conditions that are viable for s- and i-processes as secondary processes following the rapid neutron-capture process, r-process. We propose that the pronounced odd-even effect in the mass abundance pattern near rare earth elements in metal-deficient halo stars could be an observational hint for the s- and i-processes in the collapsar.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberL37
JournalAstrophysical Journal Letters
Volume966
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2024

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