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Structure Calculations in Nd III and U III Relevant for Kilonovae Modelling

Silva, Ricardo F. ; Sampaio, Jorge M. ; Amaro, Pedro ; Flörs, Andreas ; Martínez-Pinedo, Gabriel ; Marques, José P. (2022)
Structure Calculations in Nd III and U III Relevant for Kilonovae Modelling.
In: Atoms, 2022, 10 (1)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00021018
Artikel, Zweitveröffentlichung, Verlagsversion

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

The detection of gravitational waves and electromagnetic signals from the neutron star merger GW170817 has provided evidence that these astrophysical events are sites where the r-process nucleosynthesis operates. The electromagnetic signal, commonly known as kilonova, is powered by the radioactive decay of freshly synthesized nuclei. However, its luminosity, colour and spectra depend on the atomic opacities of the produced elements. In particular, opacities of lanthanides and actinides elements, due to their large density of bound–bound transitions, are fundamental. The current work focuses on atomic structure calculations for lanthanide and actinide ions, which are important in kilonovae modelling of ejecta spectra. Calculations for Nd III and U III, two representative rare-earth ions, were achieved. Our aim is to provide valuable insights for future opacity calculations for all heavy elements. We noticed that the opacity of U III is about an order of magnitude greater than the opacity of Nd III due to a higher density of levels in the case of the actinide.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2022
Autor(en): Silva, Ricardo F. ; Sampaio, Jorge M. ; Amaro, Pedro ; Flörs, Andreas ; Martínez-Pinedo, Gabriel ; Marques, José P.
Art des Eintrags: Zweitveröffentlichung
Titel: Structure Calculations in Nd III and U III Relevant for Kilonovae Modelling
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2022
Publikationsdatum der Erstveröffentlichung: 2022
Verlag: MDPI
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Atoms
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 10
(Heft-)Nummer: 1
Kollation: 10 Seiten
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00021018
URL / URN: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/21018
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

The detection of gravitational waves and electromagnetic signals from the neutron star merger GW170817 has provided evidence that these astrophysical events are sites where the r-process nucleosynthesis operates. The electromagnetic signal, commonly known as kilonova, is powered by the radioactive decay of freshly synthesized nuclei. However, its luminosity, colour and spectra depend on the atomic opacities of the produced elements. In particular, opacities of lanthanides and actinides elements, due to their large density of bound–bound transitions, are fundamental. The current work focuses on atomic structure calculations for lanthanide and actinide ions, which are important in kilonovae modelling of ejecta spectra. Calculations for Nd III and U III, two representative rare-earth ions, were achieved. Our aim is to provide valuable insights for future opacity calculations for all heavy elements. We noticed that the opacity of U III is about an order of magnitude greater than the opacity of Nd III due to a higher density of levels in the case of the actinide.

Freie Schlagworte: opacity, atomic data, kilonovae, oscillator strengths, neutron stars
Status: Verlagsversion
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-210182
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 05 Fachbereich Physik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Kernphysik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Kernphysik > Theoretische Kernphysik
Hinterlegungsdatum: 11 Apr 2022 11:13
Letzte Änderung: 12 Apr 2022 09:44
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