English Explanatory Dictionary

s-process

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the relatively slow nucleosynthesis process, in giant stars, in which neutron capture synthesizes elements up to atomic mass number 210 (at which point alpha decay becomes a deterrent to further building).

Word forms

s-process s-processes

Etymology

The s stands for slow.

Synonyms

slow neutron-capture process
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