[TML] Jewelry was Re: Personal Armor Noise

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 5/8/08 1:25 AM, "Timothy Little" <tim at little-possums.net> wrote:

> In most moderately large stars (e.g. our Sun): in the very late stages
> of the star's life, very high temperatures are reached that allow
> fusion to nickel (and decay to iron).  Some fusion reactions create
> neutrons, and these are captured by nearby nuclei such as iron.
> Unlike the supernova case, this takes place over thousands of years
> and so these tend to decay (if unstable) before absorbing more
> neutrons.  These elements can leave the star via stellar winds and
> nova/supernova explosions.

Uh... the Sun is actually pretty small, and isn't expected to produce
anything heavier than carbon and oxygen.