Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger

Pian, E.; D’Avanzo, P.; Benetti, S.; Branchesi, M.; Brocato, E.; Campana, S.; Cappellaro, E.; Covino, S.; D’Elia, V.; Fynbo, J. P. U.; Getman, F.; Ghirlanda, G.; Ghisellini, G.; Grado, A.; Greco, G.; Hjorth, J.; Kouveliotou, C.; Levan, A.; Limatola, L.; Malesani, D.; Mazzali, P. A.; Melandri, A.; Møller, P.; Nicastro, L.; Palazzi, E.; Piranomonte, S.; Rossi, A.; Salafia, O. S.; Selsing, J.; Stratta, G.; Tanaka, M.; Tanvir, N. R.; Tomasella, L.; Watson, D.; Yang, S.; Amati, L.; Antonelli, L. A.; Ascenzi, S.; Bernardini, M. G.; Boër, M.; Bufano, F.; Bulgarelli, A.; Capaccioli, M.; Casella, P.; Castro-Tirado, A. J.; Chassande-Mottin, E.; Ciolfi, R.; Copperwheat, C. M.; Dadina, M.; De Cesare, G.; Paola, A. Di; Fan, Y. Z.; Gendre, B.; Giuffrida, G.; Giunta, A.; Hunt, L. K.; Israel, G. L.; Jin, Z.-P.; Kasliwal, M. M.; Klose, S.; Lisi, M.; Longo, F.; Maiorano, E.; Mapelli, M.; Masetti, N.; Nava, L.; Patricelli, B.; Perley, D.; Pescalli, A.; Piran, T.; Possenti, A.; Pulone, L.; Razzano, M.; Salvaterra, R.; Schipani, P.; Spera, M.; Stamerra, A.; Stella, L.; Tagliaferri, G.; Testa, V.; Troja, E.; Turatto, M.; Vergani, S. D.; Vergani, D.

Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger

E. Pian (), P. D’Avanzo, S. Benetti, M. Branchesi, E. Brocato, S. Campana, E. Cappellaro, S. Covino, V. D’Elia, J. P. U. Fynbo, F. Getman, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, A. Grado, G. Greco, J. Hjorth, C. Kouveliotou, A. Levan, L. Limatola, D. Malesani, P. A. Mazzali, A. Melandri, P. Møller, L. Nicastro, E. Palazzi, S. Piranomonte, A. Rossi, O. S. Salafia, J. Selsing, G. Stratta, M. Tanaka, N. R. Tanvir, L. Tomasella, D. Watson, S. Yang, L. Amati, L. A. Antonelli, S. Ascenzi, M. G. Bernardini, M. Boër, F. Bufano, A. Bulgarelli, M. Capaccioli, P. Casella, A. J. Castro-Tirado, E. Chassande-Mottin, R. Ciolfi, C. M. Copperwheat, M. Dadina, G. De Cesare, A. Di Paola, Y. Z. Fan, B. Gendre, G. Giuffrida, A. Giunta, L. K. Hunt, G. L. Israel, Z.-P. Jin, M. M. Kasliwal, S. Klose, M. Lisi, F. Longo, E. Maiorano, M. Mapelli, N. Masetti, L. Nava, B. Patricelli, D. Perley, A. Pescalli, T. Piran, A. Possenti, L. Pulone, M. Razzano, R. Salvaterra, P. Schipani, M. Spera, A. Stamerra, L. Stella, G. Tagliaferri, V. Testa, E. Troja, M. Turatto, S. D. Vergani and D. Vergani
Additional contact information
E. Pian: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
P. D’Avanzo: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
S. Benetti: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
M. Branchesi: Gran Sasso Science Institute
S. Campana: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
E. Cappellaro: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
S. Covino: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
V. D’Elia: Space Science Data Center, ASI, Via del Politecnico
J. P. U. Fynbo: Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
F. Getman: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
G. Ghirlanda: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
G. Ghisellini: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
A. Grado: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
G. Greco: Università degli Studi di Urbino ‘Carlo Bo’
J. Hjorth: Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
C. Kouveliotou: Astronomy, Physics, The George Washington University, Corcoran Hall
A. Levan: University of Warwick
L. Limatola: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
D. Malesani: Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
P. A. Mazzali: Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Science Park, IC2
A. Melandri: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
P. Møller: European Southern Observatory
L. Nicastro: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
E. Palazzi: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
A. Rossi: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
O. S. Salafia: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
J. Selsing: Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
G. Stratta: Università degli Studi di Urbino ‘Carlo Bo’
M. Tanaka: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
N. R. Tanvir: University of Leicester
L. Tomasella: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
D. Watson: Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
S. Yang: Padova University
L. Amati: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
S. Ascenzi: Università di Roma La Sapienza
M. G. Bernardini: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
M. Boër: ARTEMIS (UCA, CNRS, OCA), Boulevard de l’Observatoire, CS 34229
F. Bufano: INAF — Osservatorio Astronomico di Catania
A. Bulgarelli: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
M. Capaccioli: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
A. J. Castro-Tirado: Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomia
E. Chassande-Mottin: APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris
R. Ciolfi: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
C. M. Copperwheat: Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Science Park, IC2
M. Dadina: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
G. De Cesare: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
Y. Z. Fan: Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Science
B. Gendre: University of Virgin Islands, 2 John Brewer’s Bay, St Thomas
L. K. Hunt: INAF — Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
Z.-P. Jin: Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Science
M. M. Kasliwal: Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology
S. Klose: Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg
F. Longo: University of Trieste and INFN Trieste
E. Maiorano: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
M. Mapelli: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
N. Masetti: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics
L. Nava: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
B. Patricelli: Scuola Normale Superiore
D. Perley: Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Science Park, IC2
A. Pescalli: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
T. Piran: Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
A. Possenti: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari
M. Razzano: Scuola Normale Superiore
R. Salvaterra: INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano
P. Schipani: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
M. Spera: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
A. Stamerra: Scuola Normale Superiore
G. Tagliaferri: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
E. Troja: NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center
M. Turatto: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
S. D. Vergani: INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
D. Vergani: INAF, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics

Nature, 2017, vol. 551, issue 7678, 67-70

Abstract: Observations of the transient associated with the gravitational-wave event GW170817 and γ-ray burst GRB 170817A reveal a bright kilonova with fast-moving ejecta, including lanthanides synthesized by rapid neutron capture.

Date: 2017
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