Stars Dissolve into Neutrons to Form Heavy Elements, Study Suggests

High-energy photons produced deep in gamma-ray burst jets emerging from a collapsed star could dissolve the outer stellar layers into free neutrons, causing a series of physical processes that results in the formation of heavy elements. The post Stars Dissolve into Neutrons to Form Heavy Elements, Study Suggests appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Apr 24, 2025 - 16:15
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Stars Dissolve into Neutrons to Form Heavy Elements, Study Suggests
A high-energy photonic jet (white and blue) blasts through a collapsar with a black hole at its center; the red space around the jet represents the cocoon where free neutrons may be captured causing the r-process, the nucleosynthesis that results in the formation of heavy elements. Image credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory.

High-energy photons produced deep in gamma-ray burst jets emerging from a collapsed star could dissolve the outer stellar layers into free neutrons, causing a series of physical processes that results in the formation of heavy elements.

The post Stars Dissolve into Neutrons to Form Heavy Elements, Study Suggests appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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