most citedNebular spectra of kilonovae with detailed recombination rates -- I. Light r-process composition

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astro-ph.HE2026

Ce II-IV emission in kilonovae with R-matrix collision strengths and distorted wave recombination rates

Leo Patrick Mulholland, Niamh Ferguson, Luke J. Shingles +3

We provide transition probabilities and Maxwellian-averaged collision-strengths for the electron-impact excitation of Ce {\sc ii} - {\sc iv}. These ions are potentially abundant in…

astro-ph.HE2026

Excitation and Recombination Data for Nd I-V with Applications to Kilonovae

N. Ferguson, L. P. Mulholland, M. McCann +2

Neodymium (Nd), a key r-process element, significantly influences the opacity and emergent spectra of kilonovae resulting from neutron star mergers. We present new atomic data for…

astro-ph.HE2026

Recombination Rates for Uranium Ions Using the Analogous Nd III as a Guideline and Their Effect on Kilonova Nebular SpectraAn Exploration of Recombination of Uranium with application to Kilonovae Spectra

Niamh Ferguson, Anders Jerkstrand, Smaranika Banerjee +2

Dielectronic recombination (DR) is expected to be the dominant recombination process during the non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) phase of kilonovae, yet reliable DR da…

astro-ph.SR2025

Infrared spectral signatures of light r-process elements in kilonovae

Anders Jerkstrand, Quentin Pognan, Smaranika Banerjee +8

A central question regarding neutron star mergers is whether they are able to produce all the r-process elements, from first to third peak. The high abundances of first-peak elemen…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Nebular spectra of kilonovae with detailed recombination rates -- I. Light r-process composition

Smaranika Banerjee, Anders Jerkstrand, Nigel Badnell +3

To investigate spectra of kilonovae in the NLTE phase (t>= 1 week), we perform atomic calculations for dielectronic recombination (DR) rates for the light r-process elements Se (Z…