The Emergence of a Lanthanide-rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

N. R. Tanvir; A. J. Levan; C. Gonzalez-Fernandez; O. Korobkin; I. Mandel; S. Rosswog; J. Hjorth; P. D'Avanzo; A. S. Fruchter; C. L. Fryer; T. Kangas; B. Milvang-Jensen; S. Rosetti; D. Steeghs; R. T. Wollaeger; Z. Cano; C. M. Copperwheat; S. Covino; V. D'Elia; A. de Ugarte Postigo; P. A. Evans; W. P. Even; S. Fairhurst; R. Figuera Jaimes; C. J. Fontes; Y. I. Fujii; J. P. U. Fynbo; B. P. Gompertz; J. Greiner; G. Hodosan; M. J. Irwin; P. Jakobsson; U. G. Jorgensen; D. A. Kann; J. D. Lyman; D. Malesani; R. G. McMahon; A. Melandri; P. T. O'Brien; J. P. Osborne; E. Palazzi; D. A. Perley; E. Pian; S. Piranomonte; M. Rabus; E. Rol; A. Rowlinson; S. Schulze; P. Sutton; C. C. Thone; K. Ulaczyk; D. Watson; K. Wiersema; R. A. M. J. Wijers

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The Emergence of a Lanthanide-rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

N. R. Tanvir, A. J. Levan, C. Gonzalez-Fernandez, O. Korobkin, I. Mandel, S. Rosswog, J. Hjorth, P. D'Avanzo, A. S. Fruchter, C. L. Fryer, T. Kangas, B. Milvang-Jensen, S. Rosetti, D. Steeghs, R. T. Wollaeger, Z. Cano, C. M. Copperwheat, S. Covino, V. D'Elia, A. de Ugarte PostigoP. A. Evans, W. P. Even, S. Fairhurst, R. Figuera Jaimes, C. J. Fontes, Y. I. Fujii, J. P. U. Fynbo, B. P. Gompertz, J. Greiner, G. Hodosan, M. J. Irwin, P. Jakobsson, U. G. Jorgensen, D. A. Kann, J. D. Lyman, D. Malesani, R. G. McMahon, A. Melandri, P. T. O'Brien, J. P. Osborne, E. Palazzi, D. A. Perley, E. Pian, S. Piranomonte, M. Rabus, E. Rol, A. Rowlinson, S. Schulze, P. Sutton, C. C. Thone, K. Ulaczyk, D. Watson, K. Wiersema, R. A. M. J. Wijers

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Original language	English
Article number	L27
Journal	Astrophysics Journal Letters
Volume	848
Issue number	2
Number of pages	9
ISSN	2041-8205
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa90b6
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2017

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gravitational waves
nuclear reactions
nucleosynthesis
abundances
stars: neutron

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Tanvir, N. R., Levan, A. J., Gonzalez-Fernandez, C., Korobkin, O., Mandel, I., Rosswog, S., Hjorth, J., D'Avanzo, P., Fruchter, A. S., Fryer, C. L., Kangas, T., Milvang-Jensen, B., Rosetti, S., Steeghs, D., Wollaeger, R. T., Cano, Z., Copperwheat, C. M., Covino, S., D'Elia, V., ... Wijers, R. A. M. J. (2017). The Emergence of a Lanthanide-rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars. Astrophysics Journal Letters, 848(2), [L27]. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa90b6

The Emergence of a Lanthanide-rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars. / Tanvir, N. R.; Levan, A. J.; Gonzalez-Fernandez, C.; Korobkin, O.; Mandel, I.; Rosswog, S.; Hjorth, J.; D'Avanzo, P.; Fruchter, A. S.; Fryer, C. L.; Kangas, T.; Milvang-Jensen, B.; Rosetti, S.; Steeghs, D.; Wollaeger, R. T.; Cano, Z.; Copperwheat, C. M.; Covino, S.; D'Elia, V.; de Ugarte Postigo, A.; Evans, P. A.; Even, W. P.; Fairhurst, S.; Jaimes, R. Figuera; Fontes, C. J.; Fujii, Y. I.; Fynbo, J. P. U.; Gompertz, B. P.; Greiner, J.; Hodosan, G.; Irwin, M. J.; Jakobsson, P.; Jorgensen, U. G.; Kann, D. A.; Lyman, J. D.; Malesani, D.; McMahon, R. G.; Melandri, A.; O'Brien, P. T.; Osborne, J. P.; Palazzi, E.; Perley, D. A.; Pian, E.; Piranomonte, S.; Rabus, M.; Rol, E.; Rowlinson, A.; Schulze, S.; Sutton, P.; Thone, C. C.; Ulaczyk, K.; Watson, D.; Wiersema, K.; Wijers, R. A. M. J.

In: Astrophysics Journal Letters, Vol. 848, No. 2, L27, 20.10.2017.

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Tanvir, NR, Levan, AJ, Gonzalez-Fernandez, C, Korobkin, O, Mandel, I, Rosswog, S, Hjorth, J, D'Avanzo, P, Fruchter, AS, Fryer, CL, Kangas, T, Milvang-Jensen, B, Rosetti, S, Steeghs, D, Wollaeger, RT, Cano, Z, Copperwheat, CM, Covino, S, D'Elia, V, de Ugarte Postigo, A, Evans, PA, Even, WP, Fairhurst, S, Jaimes, RF, Fontes, CJ, Fujii, YI, Fynbo, JPU, Gompertz, BP, Greiner, J, Hodosan, G, Irwin, MJ, Jakobsson, P, Jorgensen, UG, Kann, DA, Lyman, JD, Malesani, D, McMahon, RG, Melandri, A, O'Brien, PT, Osborne, JP, Palazzi, E, Perley, DA, Pian, E, Piranomonte, S, Rabus, M, Rol, E, Rowlinson, A, Schulze, S, Sutton, P, Thone, CC, Ulaczyk, K, Watson, D, Wiersema, K & Wijers, RAMJ 2017, 'The Emergence of a Lanthanide-rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars', Astrophysics Journal Letters, vol. 848, no. 2, L27. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa90b6

Tanvir, N. R. ; Levan, A. J. ; Gonzalez-Fernandez, C. ; Korobkin, O. ; Mandel, I. ; Rosswog, S. ; Hjorth, J. ; D'Avanzo, P. ; Fruchter, A. S. ; Fryer, C. L. ; Kangas, T. ; Milvang-Jensen, B. ; Rosetti, S. ; Steeghs, D. ; Wollaeger, R. T. ; Cano, Z. ; Copperwheat, C. M. ; Covino, S. ; D'Elia, V. ; de Ugarte Postigo, A. ; Evans, P. A. ; Even, W. P. ; Fairhurst, S. ; Jaimes, R. Figuera ; Fontes, C. J. ; Fujii, Y. I. ; Fynbo, J. P. U. ; Gompertz, B. P. ; Greiner, J. ; Hodosan, G. ; Irwin, M. J. ; Jakobsson, P. ; Jorgensen, U. G. ; Kann, D. A. ; Lyman, J. D. ; Malesani, D. ; McMahon, R. G. ; Melandri, A. ; O'Brien, P. T. ; Osborne, J. P. ; Palazzi, E. ; Perley, D. A. ; Pian, E. ; Piranomonte, S. ; Rabus, M. ; Rol, E. ; Rowlinson, A. ; Schulze, S. ; Sutton, P. ; Thone, C. C. ; Ulaczyk, K. ; Watson, D. ; Wiersema, K. ; Wijers, R. A. M. J. / The Emergence of a Lanthanide-rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars. In: Astrophysics Journal Letters. 2017 ; Vol. 848, No. 2.

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