The observation of a radioactively powered kilonova AT 2017gfo associated with the
gravitational wave event GW170817 from a binary neutron star merger proves that these …

The association of GW170817/GRB 170817A/AT2017gfo provides the first direct evidence
for neutron star mergers as significant sources of r-process nucleosynthesis. A gamma-ray …

The mergers of compact binaries with at least one neutron star component are the potential
leading sites of the production and ejection of r-process elements. Discoveries of galactic …

Neutron star mergers have been long considered as promising sites of heavy r-process
nucleosynthesis. We overview the observational evidence supporting this scenario …

The discovery of the radioactively powered kilonova AT2017gfo, associated with the short-
duration gamma-ray burst GRB 170817A and the gravitational wave source GW170817, has …

Binary neutron star (NS) mergers have been expected to synthesize r-process elements and
emit radioactively powered radiation, called kilonovae. Although r-process nucleosynthesis …

Detection of kilonova AT2017gfo proves that binary neutron star mergers can be the
dominant contributor to the production of heavy elements in our Universe. Neutrinos from the …

The first neutron star (NS) merger observed by advanced LIGO and Virgo, GW170817, and
its fireworks of electromagnetic counterparts across the entire electromagnetic spectrum …

The successful joint observation of the gravitational wave (GW) event GW170817 and its
multiwavelength electromagnetic counterparts enabled us to witness a definite merger event …

Gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiations from a neutron star merger were
discovered on 2017 August 17. Multiband observations of the optical transient have …