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) …

The mergers of double neutron star (NS–NS) and black hole (BH)–NS binaries are
promising gravitational wave (GW) sources for Advanced LIGO and future GW detectors. The …

The cosmic origin of elements heavier than iron has long been uncertain. Theoretical
modelling,,,,,, shows that the matter that is expelled in the violent merger of two neutron stars …

The production of elements by rapid neutron capture (r-process) in neutron-star mergers is
expected theoretically and is supported by multimessenger observations,–of gravitational …

In a single process, the merger of binary neutron star systems combines extreme gravity, the
copious emission of gravitational waves, complex microphysics and electromagnetic …

The coalescence of double neutron star (NS–NS) and black hole (BH)–NS binaries are
prime sources of gravitational waves (GW) for Advanced LIGO/Virgo and future ground …

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.▪ …

Elements heavier than zinc are synthesized through the rapid (r) and slow (s) neutron-
capture processes,. The main site of production of the r-process elements (such as …

We present fully general-relativistic simulations of binary neutron star mergers with a
temperature and composition dependent nuclear equation of state. We study the dynamical …

The existence of neutron star mergers has been supported since the discovery of the binary
pulsar and the observation of its orbital energy loss, consistent with General Relativity. They …