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Astronomy · L5 · Compact Object Mergers: Kilonovae and r-Process Nucleosynthesis · flowchart

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by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
Neutron star – neutron star(or NS–BH) mergerTidal disruption +dynamical ejecta launchedHot remnant(hypermassive NS or BH + disk)Neutrino-drivendisk-wind ejectaExtremely neutron-richmaterial (low Y_e)Moderately neutron-richmaterial (higher Y_e)r-process nucleosynthesis:rapid neutron captureRadioactive decay offreshly made heavy nucleiKilonova: optical/IR transient(e.g. AT2017gfo)

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