The R-process Alliance: first release from the southern search for R-process-enhanced stars in the galactic halo

The recent detection of a binary neutron star merger and the clear evidence of the decay of radioactive material observed in this event have, after 60 years of effort, provided an astrophysical site for the rapid neutron-capture (r-) process which is responsible for the production of the heaviest el...

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Main Authors: Hansen, Terese T., Holmbeck, Erika M., Beers, Timothy C., Placco, Vinicius M., Roederer, Ian U., Frebel, Anna, Sakari, Charli M., Simon, Joshua D., Thompson, Ian B.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Published: American Astronomical Society 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124738