Detection of Elements at All Three r-process Peaks in the Metal-Poor
  Star HD 160617
  We report the first detection of elements at all three r-process peaks in the
metal-poor halo star HD 160617. These elements include arsenic and selenium,
which have not been detected previously in halo stars, and the elements
tellurium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, which have been detected previously.
Absorption lines of these elements are found in archive observations made with
the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph onboard the Hubble Space Telescope. We
present up-to-date absolute atomic transition probabilities and complete line
component patterns for these elements. Additional archival spectra of this star
from several ground-based instruments allow us to derive abundances or upper
limits of 45 elements in HD 160617, including 27 elements produced by
neutron-capture reactions. The average abundances of the elements at the three
r-process peaks are similar to the predicted solar system r-process residuals
when scaled to the abundances in the rare earth element domain. This result for
arsenic and selenium may be surprising in light of predictions that the
production of the lightest r-process elements generally should be decoupled
from the heavier r-process elements.
