Unraveling Nucleosynthesis in the Multi-messenger Era
ORAL · Invited
Abstract
Over half the heavy elements with A > 100 are synthesized via the rapid neutron capture process. While it is now believed that some of the r-process elements that we see on Earth originate in neutron star mergers, the complete picture is still lacking. We review some recent progress in connecting nuclear physics and astrophysics and the implications of this progress for our understanding of the origin of the heaviest elements.
* We acknowledge support by the Department of Energy Office awards DE-FG02-02ER41216, DE-SC00268442 (ENAF) and the Fission In R-process Elements (FIRE) topical collaboration in nuclear theory. We also acknowledge support from the Network for Neutrinos, Nuclear Astrophysics and Symmetries (N3AS) through the National Science Foundation Physics Frontier Center Grant No. PHY2020275 and support from a contract from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Presenters
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Gail C McLaughlin
North Carolina State University
Authors
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Gail C McLaughlin
North Carolina State University