Constraints on $R$-process Nucleosynthesis from ${}^{129}$I and ${}^{247}$Cm in the Early Solar System

Projjwal Banerjee, Meng-Ru Wu, Jeena S. K

GW170817 has confirmed binary neutron star mergers as one of the sites for rapid neutron capture ($r$) process. However, there are large theoretical and experimental uncertainties…