Collaboration enables investigation of the origin of heavy elements
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 07:00
in Astronomy & Space
A team of experts in atomic physics, nuclear fusion, and astronomy has computed high-accuracy atomic data for analyzing light from a kilonova, a birth place of heavy elements. They found that their new data set could predict kilonovae brightness with much better accuracy than before. This aids our understanding of the cosmic origins of heavy elements.