Nucleosynthesis in O-Ne-Mg Supernovae
arXiv:0712.4257 · doi:10.1086/587621
Abstract
We have studied detailed nucleosynthesis in the shocked surface layers of an Oxygen-Neon-Magnesium core collapse supernova with an eye to determining if the conditions are suitable for r process nucleosynthesis. We find no such conditions in an unmodified model, but do find overproduction of N=50 nuclei (previously seen in early neutron-rich neutrino winds) in amounts that, if ejected, would pose serious problems for galactic chemical evolution.
12 pages, 1 figure, to be published in Astrophysical Journal Letters