Nucleosynthesis in Neutrino‐driven Winds. I. The Physical Conditions
Nucleosynthesis in Neutrino‐driven Winds. I. The Physical Conditions
During the first 20 s of its life, the enormous neutrino luminosity of a neutron star drives appreciable mass loss from its surface. Previous investigations have shown that this neutrino-driven wind could be the site where the r-process occurs. The nucleosynthesis is sensitive to four physical parameters that characterize the …