Beta particles from r-process decay heat and ionize kilonova ejecta non-locally, so transport and detailed atomic data change the predicted temperature and ionization state.
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Dust from refractory r-process elements forms efficiently in kilonova ejecta and explains the observed late-time infrared spectra.
Binary neutron star mergers with evolving merger rates or yields are strongly preferred over constant scenarios to explain Milky Way r-process enrichment, with Bayes factors exceeding 10^20, yet remain in tension with short gamma-ray burst observations.
Free neutrons survive r-process freeze-out in fast ejecta of neutron star mergers and their beta-decay heating produces a visible early kilonova precursor for mass fractions above ~0.05.
More complete lanthanide line data in radiative transfer modeling requires a lanthanide mass fraction of only 2.5e-3 to match the observed spectrum of AT 2017gfo, twenty times below prior claims.
The paper proposes a high-redshift (z>2) origin for GRB 061201 by combining afterglow constraints with deep JWST near-infrared imaging of a faint candidate host.
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Beta-Particle Transport and Thermalization in Kilonova Ejecta with Detailed Atomic Microphysics
Beta particles from r-process decay heat and ionize kilonova ejecta non-locally, so transport and detailed atomic data change the predicted temperature and ionization state.
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Heavy element dust explains the late-time spectra of kilonovae
Dust from refractory r-process elements forms efficiently in kilonova ejecta and explains the observed late-time infrared spectra.
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Binary Neutron Star Merger Evolution and r-Process Enrichment in the Milky Way Disk
Binary neutron star mergers with evolving merger rates or yields are strongly preferred over constant scenarios to explain Milky Way r-process enrichment, with Bayes factors exceeding 10^20, yet remain in tension with short gamma-ray burst observations.
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Nucleosynthesis in the fast ejecta of a neutron star merger
Free neutrons survive r-process freeze-out in fast ejecta of neutron star mergers and their beta-decay heating produces a visible early kilonova precursor for mass fractions above ~0.05.
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Improved lanthanide constraints for the kilonova AT 2017gfo
More complete lanthanide line data in radiative transfer modeling requires a lanthanide mass fraction of only 2.5e-3 to match the observed spectrum of AT 2017gfo, twenty times below prior claims.
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A possible high-redshift origin for the short GRB 061201: implications of a compact binary merger beyond cosmic noon
The paper proposes a high-redshift (z>2) origin for GRB 061201 by combining afterglow constraints with deep JWST near-infrared imaging of a faint candidate host.