Context.Extremely metal-poor (EMP) stars in the halo of the Galaxy are sensitive probes of the production of the first heavy elements and the efficiency of mixing in the early interstellar medium. The heaviest measurable elements in such stars are our main guides to understanding the nature and astrophysical site(s) of early neutron-capture nucleosynthesis.
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