Impact of Ejecta Temperature and Mass on the Strength of Heavy Element Signatures in Kilonovae
A kilonova, the electromagnetic emission produced by compact binary mergers, is formed through a delicate interplay of physical processes, involving r-process nucleosynthesis and interactions between heavy elements and photons through radiative transfer. This complexity makes it difficult to achieve...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Astronomical Society
2024
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