JWST detection of heavy neutron capture elements in a compact object merger
JWST detection of heavy neutron capture elements in a compact object merger
Abstract The mergers of binary compact objects such as neutron stars and black holes are of central interest to several areas of astrophysics, including as the progenitors of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), sources of high-frequency gravitational waves and likely production sites for heavy element nucleosynthesis via rapid neutron capture (the r-process). …