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New Nuclear Reaction Flow during<i>r</i>‐Process Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae: Critical Role of Light, Neutron‐rich Nuclei

New Nuclear Reaction Flow during<i>r</i>‐Process Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae: Critical Role of Light, Neutron‐rich Nuclei

We study the role of light, neutron-rich nuclei during r-process nucleosynthesis in supernovae. Most previous studies of the r-process have concentrated on the reaction flow of heavy, unstable nuclei. Although the nuclear reaction network includes a few thousand heavy nuclei, only limited reaction flow through light nuclei near the stability …