Origin of the heaviest elements: The rapid neutron-capture process
JJ Cowan, C Sneden, JE Lawler, A Aprahamian… - Reviews of Modern …, 2021 - APS
The production of about half of the heavy elements found in nature is assigned to a specific
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …
First multimessenger observations of a neutron star merger
R Margutti, R Chornock - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
We describe the first observations of the same celestial object with gravitational waves and
light.▪ GW170817 was the first detection of a neutron star merger with gravitational waves.▪ …
light.▪ GW170817 was the first detection of a neutron star merger with gravitational waves.▪ …
Gigaelectronvolt emission from a compact binary merger
An energetic γ-ray burst (GRB), GRB 211211A, was observed on 11 December 2021,.
Despite its long duration, typically associated with bursts produced by the collapse of …
Despite its long duration, typically associated with bursts produced by the collapse of …
Diversity of kilonova light curves
K Kawaguchi, M Shibata, M Tanaka - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We perform radiative transfer simulations for kilonova in various situations, including the
cases of prompt collapse to a black hole from neutron star mergers, high-velocity ejecta …
cases of prompt collapse to a black hole from neutron star mergers, high-velocity ejecta …
Short GRB 160821B: a reverse shock, a refreshed shock, and a well-sampled kilonova
We report our identification of the optical afterglow and host galaxy of the short-duration
gamma-ray burst sGRB 160821B. The spectroscopic redshift of the host is z= 0.162, making …
gamma-ray burst sGRB 160821B. The spectroscopic redshift of the host is z= 0.162, making …
The peculiar short-duration GRB 200826A and its supernova
A Rossi, B Rothberg, E Palazzi, DA Kann… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are classified into long and short events. Long GRBs (LGRBs)
are associated with the end states of very massive stars, while short GRBs (SGRBs) are …
are associated with the end states of very massive stars, while short GRBs (SGRBs) are …
Searching for electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational-wave merger events with the prototype Gravitational-Wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO-4)
We report the results of optical follow-up observations of 29 gravitational-wave (GW) triggers
during the first half of the LIGO–Virgo Collaboration (LVC) O3 run with the Gravitational …
during the first half of the LIGO–Virgo Collaboration (LVC) O3 run with the Gravitational …
Jetlike structures in low-mass binary neutron star merger remnants
GW170817 and GRB 170817A provided direct evidence that binary neutron star (NSNS)
mergers can produce short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). However, questions remain about …
mergers can produce short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). However, questions remain about …
Growth on s190425z: searching thousands of square degrees to identify an optical or infrared counterpart to a binary neutron star merger with the zwicky transient …
The third observing run by LVC has brought the discovery of many compact binary
coalescences. Following the detection of the first binary neutron star merger in this run …
coalescences. Following the detection of the first binary neutron star merger in this run …
The broadband counterpart of the short GRB 200522A at z= 0.5536: a luminous kilonova or a collimated outflow with a reverse shock?
W Fong, T Laskar, J Rastinejad… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery of the radio afterglow and near-infrared (NIR) counterpart of the
Swift short gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 200522A, located at a small projected offset of≈ 1 …
Swift short gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 200522A, located at a small projected offset of≈ 1 …