TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vescovi, Diego
A1  - Reifarth, René
A1  - Cristallo, Sergio
A1  - Couture, Aaron
T1  - Neutron-capture measurement candidates for the r-process in neutron star mergers
T2  - Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences
N2  - Neutron star mergers (NSMs) are one of the astrophysical sites for the occurrence of the rapid neutron capture process (r-process). After a merger, the ejected neutron-rich matter hosts the production of radioactive heavy nuclei located far from the stability valley. Their nuclear physics properties are key inputs for r-process nucleosynthesis calculations. Here, we focus on the importance of neutron-capture rates and perform a sensitivity study for typical outflows from NSMs. We identify the rates with the highest impact on the final r-process abundance pattern and the nuclear energy release, therefore determining the nucleosynthesis in NSMs. A list of major n-capture rates affecting individual isotopes and elements production is also provided.
KW  - neutron stars
KW  - compact binary mergers
KW  - gravitational waves
KW  - multimessenger astrophysics
KW  - kilonovae
KW  - r-process
KW  - neutron - nuclear reactions
Y1  - 2022
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/86236
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-862361
SN  - 2296-987X
VL  - 9.2022
IS  - 994980
PB  - Frontiers Media
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -