Detection of the Second R-Process Peak Element Tellurium in Metal-Poor Stars

Detection of the Second R-Process Peak Element Tellurium in Metal-Poor Stars

Using near-ultraviolet spectra obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on board the Hubble Space Telescope, we detect neutral tellurium in three metal-poor stars enriched by products of r-process nucleosynthesis, BD +17 3248, HD 108317, and HD 128279. Tellurium (Te, Z = 52) is found a...

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Main Authors: Roederer, Ian U. (Author), Lawler, James E. (Author), Cowan, John J. (Author), Beers, Timothy C. (Author), Frebel, Anna L. (Contributor), Ivans, Inese I. (Author), Schatz, Hendrik (Author), Sobeck, Jennifer S. (Author), Sneden, Christopher (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2013-01-18T18:47:37Z.
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