Synthesis of the Elements in Stars
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Man inhabits a universe composed of a great variety of elements and their isotopes. In Table I,1 a count of the stable and radioactive elements and isotopes is listed. Ninety elements are found terrestrially and one more, technetium, is found in stars; only promethium has not been found in nature.
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Stellar nucleosynthesis in stars has produced the majority of other naturally occurring elements.
“Since then, stellar nucleosynthesis in stars has produced the majority of other naturally occurring elements (Burbidge et al., 1957) (Fig. 1).”
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- Authors
- Burbidge, E. M., Burbidge, G. R., Fowler, W. A., & Hoyle, F.
- Affiliations
- California Institute of Technology (US)
- Venue
- Reviews of Modern Physics
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1957-10-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 547-650
- ISSN
- 0034-6861 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2089630383
- Cited by
- 3,991
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 20.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Reviews of Modern Physics (publishedVersion)
- CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Office of Naval Research
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Nuclear physics research studies
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Keywords
- stellar nucleosynthesis, stable elements, radioactive elements, isotopes, technetium, promethium, stellar abundances
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