Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
by kubanczyk on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @07:24AM
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> how LIGO changed the understanding of how heavier elements are usually formed, guessing it changed the expected neutron star prevalence?
It's not about the prevalence, but about the light curves observed during the event AT 2017gfo. They indicate significant heavy metal ejection but, what's interesting, also production.
> mergers of neutron stars contribute to rapid neutron capture (r-process) nucleosynthesis
It's not about the prevalence, but about the light curves observed during the event AT 2017gfo. They indicate significant heavy metal ejection but, what's interesting, also production.
> mergers of neutron stars contribute to rapid neutron capture (r-process) nucleosynthesis
These two articles cite the relevant papers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GW170817#Scientific_importance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleosynthesis#Neutron_star_c...