Meaning

1 senses
  1. The relatively rapid nucleosynthesis process, in supernovae, in which a large neutron flux allows rapid neutron capture and synthesis of elements up to the transuranic elements.

Origin

The r stands for rapid.

The r stands for rapid.

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Forms

plural: r-processes
Singularr-process
Pluralr-processes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
rapid neutron-capture process

See also

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