Recombination Rates for $5f^N$ Uranium Ions Using the Analogous $4f^4$ 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…