187Re,recyclingR-process elements through stars,and the age of the Galaxy |
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Authors: | Raymond J. Talbot Jr. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, Cambridge, England;(2) Present address: Space Science Dept., Rice University, Houston, Tex., USA |
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Abstract: | The enhanced -decay rate of ionized187Re in stars has been studied within the context of a detailed numerical model of the production ofr-process elements and their recycling through stars during the course of galactic evolution. It is concluded that the enhanced decay rate does not significantly reduce the Re-Os chronometer age for the Galaxy. Consequently, the187Re -decay half-life and the neutron cross-section ratio (186Os)/(187Os) remain as the significant uncertainties in this chronology. Unlike the uncertainties in other chronologies, both are amenable to laboratory measurements. |
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