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Contrary to previous opinion, super-heavy elements can be produced in the r-process in explosive stellar events. Calculations are based on estimates of the fissionability of very neutron-rich superheavy nuclei using currently accepted mass-law parameters. Certain consequences for empirical cosmic ray abundance and galactic chronology are discussed.
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SCHRAMM, D., FOWLER, W. Synthesis of Superheavy Elements in the r-Process. Nature 231, 103–106 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231103a0
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