Friday, May 16, 2014

Heavy Element Production from Supernova


When considering super massive stars going supernova, what are the heaviest elements that are predicted to be able to be created? So if the star VY Canis Majoris (1200 suns) were to go supernova, what heavy elements would it produce and in what kinds of quantities?





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