Fingerprints of Heavy-Element Nucleosynthesis in the Late-Time Lightcurves of Kilonovae.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.062701
Abstract: The kilonova emission observed following the binary neutron star merger event GW170817 provided the first direct evidence for the synthesis of heavy nuclei through the rapid neutron capture process (r process). The late-time transition in… read more here.
Keywords: time; fingerprints heavy; late time; process ... See more keywords