Supernova Fallback: A Possible Site for the <i>r</i> -Process
Supernova Fallback: A Possible Site for the <i>r</i> -Process
The conditions for the leading r-process site candidate, neutrino-driven winds, cannot be reproduced self-consistently in current supernova models. For that reason, we investigate an alternate model involving the mass ejected by fallback in a supernova explosion, through hydrodynamic and nucleosynthesis calculations. The nucleosynthetic products of this ejected material produce r-process …