Abstract

It is suggested that the position of BaII stars with respect to normal red giants in the (log L, 12C/13C) and ([C/Fe],12C/13C) diagrams supports the hypothesis that 13C(α,n)16O was the neutron source responsible for the synthesis of the heavy elements now present in the BaII star envelopes.

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