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The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars
N. R. Tanvir, A. J. Levan, C. Gonzalez-Fernandez +51
We report the discovery and monitoring of the near-infrared counterpart (AT2017gfo) of a binary neutron-star merger event detected as a gravitational wave source by Advanced LIGO/V…
Swift and NuSTAR observations of GW170817: detection of a blue kilonova
P. A. Evans, S. B. Cenko, J. A. Kennea +56
With the first direct detection of merging black holes in 2015, the era of gravitational wave (GW) astrophysics began. A complete picture of compact object mergers, however, requir…
The X-ray counterpart to the gravitational wave event GW 170817
E. Troja, L. Piro, H. van Eerten +31
A long-standing paradigm in astrophysics is that collisions- or mergers- of two neutron stars (NSs) form highly relativistic and collimated outflows (jets) powering gamma-ray burst…
The Origin of r-Process Elements in the Milky Way
Benoit Côté, Chris L. Fryer, Krzysztof Belczynski +8
Some of the heavy elements, such as gold and europium (Eu), are almost exclusively formed by the rapid neutron capture process (r-process). However, it is still unclear which astro…
The first direct double neutron star merger detection: implications for cosmic nucleosynthesis
S. Rosswog, J. Sollerman, U. Feindt +4
The astrophysical r-process site where about half of the elements heavier than iron are produced has been a puzzle for several decades. Here we discuss the role of neutron star mer…
On r-process nucleosynthesis from matter ejected in binary neutron starmergers
Luke Bovard, Dirk Martin, Federico Guercilena +3
When binary systems of neutron stars merge, a very small fraction of their rest mass is ejected, either dynamically or secularly. This material is neutron-rich and its nucleosynthe…