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) …
Origin of the elements
What is the origin of the oxygen we breathe, the hydrogen and oxygen (in form of water
H2O) in rivers and oceans, the carbon in all organic compounds, the silicon in electronic …
H2O) in rivers and oceans, the carbon in all organic compounds, the silicon in electronic …
Forward-looking insights in laser-generated ultra-intense γ-ray and neutron sources for nuclear application and science
MM Günther, ON Rosmej, P Tavana… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ultra-intense MeV photon and neutron beams are indispensable tools in many research
fields such as nuclear, atomic and material science as well as in medical and biophysical …
fields such as nuclear, atomic and material science as well as in medical and biophysical …
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.▪ …
Supernova simulations confront SN 1987A neutrinos
We return to interpreting the historical SN 1987A neutrino data from a modern perspective.
To this end, we construct a suite of spherically symmetric supernova models with the …
To this end, we construct a suite of spherically symmetric supernova models with the …
Get on the BAND wagon: a Bayesian framework for quantifying model uncertainties in nuclear dynamics
We describe the Bayesian analysis of nuclear dynamics (BAND) framework, a
cyberinfrastructure that we are develo** which will unify the treatment of nuclear models …
cyberinfrastructure that we are develo** which will unify the treatment of nuclear models …
Magnetorotational supernovae: a nucleosynthetic analysis of sophisticated 3D models
Magnetorotational supernovae are a rare type of core-collapse supernovae where the
magnetic field and rotation play a central role in the dynamics of the explosion. We present …
magnetic field and rotation play a central role in the dynamics of the explosion. We present …
The periodic table and the physics that drives it
Mendeleev's introduction of the periodic table of elements is one of the most important
milestones in the history of chemistry, as it brought order into the known chemical and …
milestones in the history of chemistry, as it brought order into the known chemical and …
GRMHD simulations of neutron-star mergers with weak interactions: r-process nucleosynthesis and electromagnetic signatures of dynamical ejecta
Fast neutron-rich material ejected dynamically over≲ 10 ms during the merger of a binary
neutron star (BNS) can give rise to distinctive electromagnetic counterparts to the system's …
neutron star (BNS) can give rise to distinctive electromagnetic counterparts to the system's …