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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Treating select nuclear isomers as independent states with temperature-dependent rates in r-process networks yields predictions that the 743.3 keV Nb-97m and 555.6 keV Y-91m lines may be detectable at galactic distances by COSI, AMEGO, or LOX.
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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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Nuclear Isomers and Their Impact on Gamma-Ray Emission in Binary Neutron Star Mergers
Treating select nuclear isomers as independent states with temperature-dependent rates in r-process networks yields predictions that the 743.3 keV Nb-97m and 555.6 keV Y-91m lines may be detectable at galactic distances by COSI, AMEGO, or LOX.