Gamma-process nucleosynthesis
= Gamma-process nucleosynthesis
= Gamma process
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Hot explosive material can use <photodisintegration> on pre-existing heavy seed nuclei through neutron, proton and alpha emission. This gamma process supplies some proton-rich isotopes that the principal neutron-capture paths bypass. It is a particular mechanism, rather than a synonym for every proposed proton-rich nucleosynthetic process.