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Synthesis of radioactive elements in novae and supernovae and their use as a diagnostic tool

Hernanz, M.; Siegert, T.; Vink, J. +5 more

Novae and supernovae play a key role in many fields of Astrophysics and Cosmology. Despite their importance, an accurate description of which objects explode and why and how they explode is still lacking. One of the main characteristics of such explosions is that they are the main suppliers of newly synthesized chemical elements in the Galaxy. Sin…