Kavli Affiliate: Anna Frebel | First 5 Authors: Xiaowei Ou, Alexander P. Ji, Anna Frebel, Rohan P. Naidu, Guilherme Limberg | Summary: Neutron star mergers (NSMs) produce copious amounts of heavy r-process elements after a time delayed inspiral process. Once NSMs are present in a galaxy, r-process elements, such as Eu, are expected to significantly […]
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