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) …
GWTC-3: Compact binary coalescences observed by LIGO and Virgo during the second part of the third observing run
R Abbott, TD Abbott, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams… - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
The third Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog (GWTC-3) describes signals detected with
Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo up to the end of their third observing run. Updating the …
Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo up to the end of their third observing run. Updating the …
Compact binary coalescences: Astrophysical processes and lessons learned
On 11 February 2016, the LIGO and Virgo scientific collaborations announced the first direct
detection of gravitational waves, a signal caught by the LIGO interferometers on 14 …
detection of gravitational waves, a signal caught by the LIGO interferometers on 14 …
Impact of massive binary star and cosmic evolution on gravitational wave observations I: black hole–neutron star mergers
FS Broekgaarden, E Berger, CJ Neijssel… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Mergers of black hole–neutron star (BHNS) binaries have now been observed by
gravitational wave (GW) detectors with the recent announcement of GW200105 and …
gravitational wave (GW) detectors with the recent announcement of GW200105 and …
Multi-messenger observations of binary neutron star mergers in the O4 run
A Colombo, OS Salafia, F Gabrielli… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present realistic expectations for the number and properties of neutron star binary
mergers to be detected as multi-messenger sources during the upcoming fourth observing …
mergers to be detected as multi-messenger sources during the upcoming fourth observing …
A data science platform to enable time-domain astronomy
SkyPortal is an open-source software package designed to discover interesting transients
efficiently, manage follow-up, perform characterization, and visualize the results. By …
efficiently, manage follow-up, perform characterization, and visualize the results. By …
Modelling the spectra of the kilonova AT2017gfo–I. The photospheric epochs
JH Gillanders, SJ Smartt, SA Sim… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The kilonova (KN) associated with the binary neutron star (BNS) merger GW170817 is the
only known electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave source. Here we produce a …
only known electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave source. Here we produce a …
Fast-transient searches in real time with ZTFReST: identification of three optically discovered gamma-ray burst afterglows and new constraints on the kilonova rate
The most common way to discover extragalactic fast transients, which fade within a few
nights in the optical, is via follow-up of gamma-ray burst and gravitational-wave triggers …
nights in the optical, is via follow-up of gamma-ray burst and gravitational-wave triggers …
Dark photon superradiance: Electrodynamics and multimessenger signals
N Siemonsen, C Mondino, D Egana-Ugrinovic… - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
We study the electrodynamics of a kinetically mixed dark photon cloud that forms through
superradiance around a spinning black hole, and design strategies to search for the …
superradiance around a spinning black hole, and design strategies to search for the …
The Young Supernova Experiment: survey goals, overview, and operations
Time-domain science has undergone a revolution over the past decade, with tens of
thousands of new supernovae (SNe) discovered each year. However, several observational …
thousands of new supernovae (SNe) discovered each year. However, several observational …