Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger.
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Nature. 2017 Nov 2;551(7678):67-70. doi: 10.1038/nature24298. Epub 2017 Oct 16.
Nature. 2017.
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The merger of two neutron stars is predicted to give rise to three major detectable phenomena: a short burst of gamma-rays, a gravitational-wave signal, and a transient optical-near-infrared source powered by the synthesis of large amounts of very heavy elements via rapid neutron …
The merger of two neutron stars is predicted to give rise to three major detectable phenomena: a short burst of gamma-rays, a gravitational- …