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Key Words: heavy elements, supernovae, AGB stars, abundances
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Entropy and Equilibrium
Equilibrium Nucleosynthesis
How to Make Heavy Nuclei
THE r-PROCESS
The Primary r-Process
The Secondary r-Process
Observational Constraints
The r-Process in Nascent Neutron Star Winds
THE s-PROCESS
The s-Process Mechanism
s-Process Sites
Constraints on s-Process Sites
THE p-PROCESS
General Considerations
p-Process Sites
Some Constraints on p-Process Models
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
