Isotope name:

Element Mass Number

Neutron Capture Processes Naturally-occurring
abundance of this isotope Stable,
on the Partial Chart of the Nuclides (only for stable isotopes, B 10 no Neutron
capture
black boxes) 20% decay
Start at the endpoint of fusion: 56Fe
Choose how long it takes a nucleus to capture a neutron in your simulation (more/faster neutrons -> shorter time) Beta-minus decay Beta
Li 11
º To simulate slow-neutron-capture (”s-process”): capture one neutron every 10 years
º To simulate rapid-neutron-capture (”r-process”): capture one neutron every 100 ms }
mark paths in different colors Half-life/typical decay time
(only for unstable isotopes, 0.009s
(lose a neutron,
gain a proton)
minus
decay
For your starting isotope, and each isotope you make afterwards: boxes with colored shapes)
º Decide whether your isotope will decay first (half-life shorter than capture time) or last long enough to capture a neutron! s = seconds m = minutes Beta-plus decay Beta
º Use a marker to draw an arrow from your starting isotope to the created isotope (legend at far right shows which direction) h = hours d = days y = years O 15 (lose a proton, plus
º Advanced: if your isotope’s half-life is close to the capture time (one-half to two times), try both decay and capture paths! ms = milliseconds 0.122s gain a neutron) decay
Keep capturing/decaying until you reach the finish line (the heaviest isotope of strontium (Sr) you create)! ns = nanoseconds
Advanced: all neutron-rich nuclei will eventually decay back to stability. Use a different color to draw arrows to stable isotopes made. Finish?

73 Sr 74 Sr 75 Sr 76Sr 77Sr 78Sr 79 Sr 80 Sr 81 Sr 82 Sr 83Sr 84Sr 85Sr 86Sr 87 Sr 88 Sr 89 Sr 90Sr 91Sr 92Sr 93Sr 94 Sr 95 Sr 96 Sr 97Sr 98Sr 99Sr 100Sr 101Sr
>25 ms >1.5us 88 ms 7.89 s 9s 2.6 m 2.25 m 1.77 h 22.3 m 25.36 d 1.35 d 0.56% 64.85 d 9.9% 7.0% 82.6% 50.53 d 28.79 y 9.63 h 2.66 h 7.43 m 1.25 m 23.9 s 1.07 s 429 ms 653 ms 269 ms 202 ms 113.8 ms

73 Rb 74Rb 75Rb 76Rb 77Rb 78 Rb 79 Rb 80 Rb 81Rb 82Rb 83Rb 84Rb 85 Rb 86 Rb 87 Rb 88Rb 89Rb 90Rb 91Rb 92 Rb 93 Rb 94 Rb 95 Rb 96Rb 97Rb 98Rb 99 Rb 100 Rb
<30 ns 64.78 ms 19 s 36.5 s 3.78 m 17.66 m 22.9 m 33.4 s 4.57 h 1.27 m 86.2 d 32.82 d 72.2% 18.64 d 27.8% 17.77 m 15.15 m 2.63 m 58.4 s 4.49 s 5.84 s 2.7 s 377.7 ms 201 ms 169.1 ms 114 ms 54 ms 48 ms

69Kr 70 Kr 71 Kr 72 Kr 73 Kr 74Kr 75Kr 76Kr 77 Kr 78 Kr 79 Kr 80 Kr 81Kr 82Kr 83Kr 84Kr 85 Kr 86 Kr 87 Kr 88Kr 89Kr 90Kr 91Kr 92 Kr 93 Kr 94 Kr 95Kr 96Kr 97Kr 98Kr 99 Kr
27.4 ms 52 ms 100 ms 17.16 s 27.3 s 11.5 m 4.29 m 14.8 h 1.24 h 0.35% 1.46 d 2.3% 229 ky 11.6% 11.5% 57.0% 10.78 y 17.3% 1.27 h 2.84 h 3.15 m 32.32 s 8.57 s 1.84 s 1.29 s 212 ms 114 ms 80 ms 62.2 ms 42.8 ms 40 ms

69 Br 70 Br 71 Br 72 Br 73Br 74Br 75Br 76 Br 77 Br 78 Br 79 Br 80Br 81Br 82Br 83Br 84 Br 85 Br 86 Br 87Br 88Br 89Br 90Br 91 Br 92 Br 93 Br 94Br 95Br 96Br 97Br 98 Br
Protons (Elements)

<24 ns 79.1 ms 21.4 s 1.31 m 3.4 m 25.4 m 1.61 h 16.2 h 2.38 d 6.45 m 50.7% 17.68 m 49.3% 1.47 d 2.4 h 31.76 m 2.9 m 55.1 s 55.65 s 16.29 s 4.4 s 1.91 s 541 ms 343 ms 102 ms 70 ms >300ns >300ns >300ns >400ns

64Se 65Se 66Se 67 Se 68 Se 69 Se 70 Se 71Se 72Se 73Se 74Se 75 Se 76 Se 77 Se 78Se 79Se 80Se 81Se 82 Se 83 Se 84 Se 85Se 86Se 87Se 88Se 89 Se 90 Se 91 Se 92 Se 93Se 94Se 95Se
>180ns 33 ms 33 ms 133 ms 35.5 s 27.4 s 41.1 m 4.74 m 8.4 d 7.15 h 0.89% 119.78 d 9.4% 7.6% 23.8% 335 ky 49.6% 18.45 m 8.7% 22.3 m 3.26 m 31.7 s 14.3 s 5.5 s 1.53 s 410 ms 210 ms 270 ms >300ns >300ns >300ns >400ns

64As 65As 66 As 67 As 68 As 69 As 70As 71As 72As 73As 74 As 75 As 76 As 77As 78As 79As 80As 81 As 82 As 83 As 84As 85As 86As 87As 88 As 89 As 90 As 91 As 92As
40 ms 170 ms 95.77 ms 42.5 s 2.53 m 15.2 m 52.6 m 2.72 d 1.08 d 80.3 d 17.77 d 100% 1.08 d 1.62 d 1.51 h 9.01 m 15.2 s 33.3 s 19.1 s 13.4 s 4.02 s 2.02 s 945 ms 610 ms 270 ms >150ns >300ns >300ns >300ns

62Ge 63Ge 64Ge 65 Ge 66 Ge 67 Ge 68 Ge 69Ge 70Ge 71Ge 72Ge 73 Ge 74 Ge 75 Ge 76Ge 77Ge 78Ge 79Ge 80 Ge 81 Ge 82 Ge 83Ge 84Ge 85Ge 86Ge 87 Ge 88 Ge 89 Ge 90 Ge
129 ms 142 ms 1.06 m 30.9 s 2.26 h 18.9 m 270.93 d 1.63 d 20.6% 11.43 d 27.4% 7.8% 36.5% 1.38 h 7.7% 11.21 h 1.47 h 18.98 s 29.5 s 8s 4.56 s 1.85 s 954 ms 540 ms 219 ms >300ns >300ns >300ns >400ns

61Ga 62Ga 63Ga 64 Ga 65 Ga 66 Ga 67 Ga 68Ga 69Ga 70Ga 71Ga 72 Ga 73 Ga 74 Ga 75Ga 76Ga 77Ga 78Ga 79 Ga 80 Ga 81 Ga 82Ga 83Ga 84Ga 85Ga 86 Ga 87 Ga
168 ms 116.12 ms 32.4 s 2.63 m 15.2 m 9.3 h 3.26 d 1.13 h 60.1% 21.14 m 39.9% 14.1 h 4.86 h 8.12 m 2.1 m 32.6 s 13.2 s 5.09 s 2.85 s 2.03 s 1.22 s 599 ms 308.1 ms 85 ms 93 ms >300ns >400ns

60Zn 61Zn 62Zn 63 Zn 64 Zn 65 Zn 66 Zn 67Zn 68Zn 69Zn 70Zn 71 Zn 72 Zn 73 Zn 74Zn 75Zn 76Zn 77Zn 78 Zn 79 Zn 80 Zn 81Zn 82Zn 83Zn 84Zn 85 Zn
2.38 m 1.48 m 9.19 h 38.47 m 49.2% 243.93 d 27.7% 4.0% 18.4% 56.4 m 0.61% 2.45 m 1.94 d 23.5 s 1.59 m 10.2 s 5.7 s 2.08 s 1.47 s 995 ms 550 ms 304 ms 228 ms 127 ms >400ns >400ns

59Cu 60Cu 61Cu 62 Cu 63 Cu 64 Cu 65 Cu 66Cu 67Cu 68Cu 69Cu 70 Cu 71 Cu 72 Cu 73Cu 74Cu 75Cu 76Cu 77 Cu 78 Cu 79 Cu 80Cu 81Cu 82Cu
1.36 m 23.7 m 3.33 h 9.67 m 69.2% 12.7 h 30.9% 5.12 m 2.58 d 30.9 s 2.85 m 44.5 s 19.4 s 6.63 s 4.2 s 1.63 s 1.22 s 637.7 ms 467.9 ms 335 ms 220 ms 210 ms >400ns >400ns

58 Ni 59Ni 60Ni 61Ni 62 Ni 63 Ni 64 Ni 65 Ni 66Ni 67Ni 68Ni 69 Ni 70 Ni 71 Ni 72 Ni 73Ni 74Ni 75Ni 76Ni 77 Ni 78 Ni 79 Ni
68.1% 101 ky 26.2% 1.1% 3.6% 101.2 y 0.93% 2.52 h 2.27 d 21 s 29 s 11.5 s 6s 2.56 s 1.57 s 840 ms 680 ms 341 ms 236 ms 124 ms 140 ms >400ns

57Co 58Co 59Co 60 Co 61 Co 62 Co 63 Co 64Co 65Co 66Co 67Co 68 Co 69 Co 70 Co 71Co 72Co 73Co 74Co 75 Co 76 Co
P 271.74 d 70.86 d 100% 5.27 y 1.65 h 1.54 m 26.9 s 300 ms 1.16 s 194 ms 329 ms 200 ms 227 ms 112.7 ms 80 ms 59.9 ms 41 ms 30 ms 30 ms >400ns

26 56 Fe 57Fe 58Fe 59Fe 60 Fe 61 Fe 62 Fe 63 Fe 64Fe 65Fe 66Fe 67 Fe 68 Fe 69 Fe 70 Fe 71Fe 72Fe 73Fe 74Fe 75Fe
91.8% 2.1% 0.28% 44.49 d 2.62 My 5.98 m 1.13 m 6.1 s 2s 810 ms 351 ms 394 ms 188 ms 110 ms 77 ms 28 ms >300ns >400ns >400ns >620ns

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N Neutrons (Isotopes)