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 in th...

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Main Authors: Holmbeck, Erika M (Author), Frebel, Anna (Author), McLaughlin, GC (Author), Surman, Rebecca (Author), Fernández, Rodrigo (Author), Metzger, Brian D (Author), Mumpower, Matthew R (Author), Sprouse, TM (Author)
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Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society, 2022-04-08T18:24:04Z.
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