- Review
Recent Advances in Understanding R-Process Nucleosynthesis in Metal-Poor Stars and Stellar Systems
- Avrajit Bandyopadhyay and
- Timothy C. Beers
The rapid neutron-capture process (r-process) is responsible for the creation of roughly half of the elements heavier than iron, including precious metals like silver, gold, and platinum, as well as radioactive elements such as thorium and uranium. D...

