Published April 12, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae and the Early Universe

  • 1. Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
  • 2. Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588 (Japan)
  • 3. National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588 (Japan)
  • 4. Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550 (Japan)
  • 5. Center for Astrophysics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5670 (United States)
  • 6. Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5670 (United States)
  • 7. Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195 (Japan)

Description

Universal baryon-density parameter ΩB inferred from the Big-Bang nucleosynthesis and cosmic microwave background fluctuations disagrees with each other at the 1σ level. We propose new cosmological models for the Big-Bang nucleosynthesis to try to recover the concordance of ΩB. Nuclear processes in the Big-Bang nucleosynthesis are similar to those in the r-process nucleosynthesis in supernovae. Even in the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements, entropy and density in the neutrino-driven winds of Type II supernovae are so high that nuclear statistical equilibrium favors production of abundant light nuclei. In such explosive circumstances many radioactive light-to-intermediate mass nuclei as well as heavy mass nuclei play the significant roles

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
704
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 488-500
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
5. Tours symposium on nuclear physics
Dates
26-29 Aug 2003
Place
Tours (France)

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(c) 2004 American Institute of Physics