3 papers
nucl-th2025
Effect of Finite-Temperature -Decay Rates on the Rapid Neutron Capture Process
Yukiya Saito, Ante Ravlić, 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 neutron-r…
astro-ph.GA2025
-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…
astro-ph.HE2025
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…