nuclear statistical equilibrium (NSE) tarâzmandi-ye âmâri-ye haste-yi Fr.: équilibre statistique nucléaire In → nucleosynthesis models, the condition in which all nuclear species are in equilibrium under exchange of → protons and → neutrons. Matter in nuclear statistical equilibrium is characterized by a large abundance of iron peak nuclei. In such equilibria abundance of each nuclide can be calculated from repeated application of → Saha equation. → nuclear; → statistical; → equilibrium. |