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nuclear statistical equilibrium (NSE)
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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.
See also: → nuclear; → statistical; → equilibrium. |