4 papers
Evidence of Supernova Between Formation of Stellar Populations in a Globular Cluster
Evan N. Kirby, Roman Gerasimov, Alice Cai +3
Globular clusters do not undergo conventional chemical evolution driven by supernova enrichment. Instead, they exhibit unique abundance patterns of the light elements, which cannot…
Effect of Finite-Temperature -Decay Rates on the Rapid Neutron Capture Process
Yukiya Saito, Ante RavliÄ, Pranav Nalamwar +1
-decay is known to play an essential role in the rapid neutron capture process (-process) during equilibrium and freeze-out when the neutro…
-process Abundance Dispersion in the Globular Cluster M5 using Keck Archival Data
Pranav Nalamwar, Evan N. Kirby, Alice Cai
We studied RGB stars in the mildly metal-rich globular cluster M5 ([Fe/H] ) using archival high-resolution spectra from the Keck Observatory archive (KOA) to better u…
The Heavy Element Enrichment History of the Universe from Neutron Star Mergers with Habitable Worlds Observatory
Eric Burns, Jennifer Andrews, Robert Szabo +23
Understanding where elements were formed has been a key goal in astrophysics for nearly a century, with answers involving cosmology, stellar burning, and cosmic explosions. Since 1…