Reconstructing Masses of Merging Neutron Stars from Stellar r-process Abundance Signatures

Reconstructing Masses of Merging Neutron Stars from Stellar r-process Abundance Signatures

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Neutron star mergers (NSMs) are promising astrophysical sites for the rapid neutron-capture (“<jats:italic>r</jats:italic>”) process, but can their integrated yields explain the majority of heavy-element material...

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Main Authors: Holmbeck, Erika M, Frebel, Anna, McLaughlin, GC, Surman, Rebecca, Fernández, Rodrigo, Metzger, Brian D, Mumpower, Matthew R, Sprouse, TM
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141807

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