Gravitational-wave physics and astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s
The 100 years since the publication of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity saw
significant development of the understanding of the theory, the identification of potential …
significant development of the understanding of the theory, the identification of potential …
Origin of the heaviest elements: The rapid neutron-capture process
JJ Cowan, C Sneden, JE Lawler, A Aprahamian… - Reviews of Modern …, 2021 - APS
The production of about half of the heavy elements found in nature is assigned to a specific
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …
A kilonova following a long-duration gamma-ray burst at 350 Mpc
JC Rastinejad, BP Gompertz, AJ Levan, W Fong… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are divided into two populations,; long GRBs that derive from the
core collapse of massive stars (for example, ref.) and short GRBs that form in the merger of …
core collapse of massive stars (for example, ref.) and short GRBs that form in the merger of …
Constraints on the dense matter equation of state and neutron star properties from NICER's mass–radius estimate of PSR J0740+ 6620 and multimessenger …
G Raaijmakers, SK Greif, K Hebeler… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent years our understanding of the dense matter equation of state (EOS) of neutron
stars has significantly improved by analyzing multimessenger data from radio/X-ray pulsars …
stars has significantly improved by analyzing multimessenger data from radio/X-ray pulsars …
[HTML][HTML] GW190814: Gravitational waves from the coalescence of a 23 solar mass black hole with a 2.6 solar mass compact object
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST
The mergers of binary compact objects such as neutron stars and black holes are of central
interest to several areas of astrophysics, including as the progenitors of gamma-ray bursts …
interest to several areas of astrophysics, including as the progenitors of gamma-ray bursts …
Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with bilby: validation and application to the first LIGO–Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue
IM Romero-Shaw, C Talbot… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Gravitational waves provide a unique tool for observational astronomy. While the first LIGO–
Virgo catalogue of gravitational-wave transients (GWTC-1) contains 11 signals from black …
Virgo catalogue of gravitational-wave transients (GWTC-1) contains 11 signals from black …
Identification of strontium in the merger of two neutron stars
Half of all of the elements in the Universe that are heavier than iron were created by rapid
neutron capture. The theory underlying this astrophysical r-process was worked out six …
neutron capture. The theory underlying this astrophysical r-process was worked out six …
Multimessenger constraints on the neutron-star equation of state and the Hubble constant
T Dietrich, MW Coughlin, PTH Pang, M Bulla, J Heinzel… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Observations of neutron-star mergers with distinct messengers, including gravitational
waves and electromagnetic signals, can be used to study the behavior of matter denser than …
waves and electromagnetic signals, can be used to study the behavior of matter denser than …
A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant
DLT40 Collaboration Haislip JB 241 Kouprianov VV … - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract On 17 August 2017, the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors observed the
gravitational-wave event GW170817—a strong signal from the merger of a binary neutron …
gravitational-wave event GW170817—a strong signal from the merger of a binary neutron …