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Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger

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  • E. Pian

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • P. D’Avanzo

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)

  • S. Benetti

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)

  • M. Branchesi

    (Gran Sasso Science Institute)

  • E. Brocato
  • S. Campana

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)

  • E. Cappellaro

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)

  • S. Covino

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)

  • V. D’Elia

    (Space Science Data Center, ASI, Via del Politecnico)

  • J. P. U. Fynbo

    (Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen)

  • F. Getman

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte)

  • G. Ghirlanda

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)

  • G. Ghisellini

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)

  • A. Grado

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte)

  • G. Greco

    (Università degli Studi di Urbino ‘Carlo Bo’
    INFN, Sezione di Firenze)

  • J. Hjorth

    (Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen)

  • C. Kouveliotou

    (Astronomy, Physics, The George Washington University, Corcoran Hall)

  • A. Levan

    (University of Warwick)

  • L. Limatola

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte)

  • D. Malesani

    (Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen)

  • P. A. Mazzali

    (Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Science Park, IC2
    Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik)

  • A. Melandri

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)

  • P. Møller

    (European Southern Observatory)

  • L. Nicastro

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • E. Palazzi

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • S. Piranomonte
  • A. Rossi

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • O. S. Salafia

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
    Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)

  • J. Selsing

    (Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen)

  • G. Stratta

    (Università degli Studi di Urbino ‘Carlo Bo’
    INFN, Sezione di Firenze)

  • M. Tanaka

    (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

  • N. R. Tanvir

    (University of Leicester)

  • L. Tomasella

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)

  • D. Watson

    (Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen)

  • S. Yang

    (Padova University
    University of California)

  • L. Amati

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • L. A. Antonelli
  • S. Ascenzi

    (Università di Roma La Sapienza
    Università di Roma Tor Vergata)

  • M. G. Bernardini

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
    Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, Université Montpellier)

  • M. Boër

    (ARTEMIS (UCA, CNRS, OCA), Boulevard de l’Observatoire, CS 34229)

  • F. Bufano

    (INAF — Osservatorio Astronomico di Catania)

  • A. Bulgarelli

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • M. Capaccioli

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
    University of Naples Federico II)

  • P. Casella
  • A. J. Castro-Tirado

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomia)

  • E. Chassande-Mottin

    (APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris)

  • R. Ciolfi

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
    INFN-TIFPA, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications)

  • C. M. Copperwheat

    (Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Science Park, IC2)

  • M. Dadina

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • G. De Cesare

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • A. Di Paola
  • Y. Z. Fan

    (Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Science)

  • B. Gendre

    (University of Virgin Islands, 2 John Brewer’s Bay, St Thomas)

  • G. Giuffrida
  • A. Giunta
  • L. K. Hunt

    (INAF — Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)

  • G. L. Israel
  • Z.-P. Jin

    (Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Science)

  • M. M. Kasliwal

    (Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology)

  • S. Klose

    (Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg)

  • M. Lisi
  • F. Longo

    (University of Trieste and INFN Trieste)

  • E. Maiorano

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

  • M. Mapelli

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
    Institute for Astrophysics and Particle Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • N. Masetti

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
    Universidad Andrés Bello)

  • L. Nava

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
    INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Via G.B)

  • B. Patricelli

    (Scuola Normale Superiore)

  • D. Perley

    (Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Science Park, IC2)

  • A. Pescalli

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
    Università degli Studi dell’Insubria)

  • T. Piran

    (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • A. Possenti

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari)

  • L. Pulone
  • M. Razzano

    (Scuola Normale Superiore)

  • R. Salvaterra

    (INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano)

  • P. Schipani

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte)

  • M. Spera

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)

  • A. Stamerra

    (Scuola Normale Superiore
    INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino)

  • L. Stella
  • G. Tagliaferri

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)

  • V. Testa
  • E. Troja

    (NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • M. Turatto

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)

  • S. D. Vergani

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
    GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Place Jules Janssen)

  • D. Vergani

    (INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics)

Abstract

Observations of the transient associated with the gravitational-wave event GW170817 and γ-ray burst GRB 170817A reveal a bright kilonova with fast-moving ejecta, including lanthanides synthesized by rapid neutron capture.

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  • E. Pian & P. D’Avanzo & S. Benetti & M. Branchesi & E. Brocato & S. Campana & E. Cappellaro & S. Covino & V. D’Elia & J. P. U. Fynbo & F. Getman & G. Ghirlanda & G. Ghisellini & A. Grado & G. Greco & , 2017. "Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger," Nature, Nature, vol. 551(7678), pages 67-70, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:551:y:2017:i:7678:d:10.1038_nature24298
    DOI: 10.1038/nature24298
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