Abstract:The production of heavy-mass elements due to the rapid neutron-capture mechanism ([Formula: see text]-process) is associated with astrophysical scenarios, such as supernovae and neutron-star mergers. In the [Formula: see text]-process the capture of neutrons is followed by [Formula: see text]-decays until nuclear stability is reached. A key element in the chain of nuclear weak-decays leading to the production of isotopes may be the change of the parameters controlling the neutrino sector, due to the mixing of … Show more
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