Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST

Year-Month2024-02
JournalNature
AuthorLevan, Andrew J.; Gompertz, Benjamin P.; Salafia, Om Sharan ; Bulla, Mattia ; Burns, Eric; Hotokezaka, Kenta ; Izzo, Luca; Lamb, Gavin P.; Malesani, Daniele B.; Oates, Samantha R.; Ravasio, Maria Edvige; Rouco Escorial, Alicia; Schneider, Benjamin; Sarin, Nikhil ; Schulze, Steve; Tanvir, Nial R.; Ackley, Kendall ; Anderson, Gemma ; Brammer, Gabriel B.; Christensen, Lise; Dhillon, Vikram S.; Evans, Phil A. ; Fausnaugh, Michael ; Fong, Wen-fai ; Fruchter, Andrew S.; Fryer, Chris; Fynbo, Johan P. U.; Gaspari, Nicola; Heintz, Kasper E.; Hjorth, Jens; Kennea, Jamie A.; Kennedy, Mark R. ; Laskar, Tanmoy; Leloudas, Giorgos; Mandel, Ilya; Martin-Carrillo, Antonio; Metzger, Brian D. ; Nicholl, Matt; Nugent, Anya ; Palmerio, Jesse T. ; Pugliese, Giovanna; Rastinejad, Jillian; Rhodes, Lauren; Rossi, Andrea; Saccardi, Andrea ; Smartt, Stephen J.; Stevance, Heloise F.; Tohuvavohu, Aaron ; van der Horst, Alexander; Vergani, Susanna D. ; Watson, Darach; Barclay, Thomas; Bhirombhakdi, Kornpob; Breedt, Elmé; Breeveld, Alice A.; Brown, Alexander J.; Campana, Sergio ; Chrimes, Ashley A. ; D'Avanzo, Paolo ; D'Elia, Valerio ; De Pasquale, Massimiliano; Dyer, Martin J.; Galloway, Duncan K.; Garbutt, James A.; Green, Matthew J.; Hartmann, Dieter H. ; Jakobsson, Páll; Kerry, Paul ; Kouveliotou, Chryssa ; Langeroodi, Danial ; Le Floc'h, Emeric ; Leung, James K.; Littlefair, Stuart P.; Munday, James ; O'Brien, Paul; Parsons, Steven G.; Pelisoli, Ingrid ; Sahman, David I. ; Salvaterra, Ruben ; Sbarufatti, Boris; Steeghs, Danny; Tagliaferri, Gianpiero ; Thöne, Christina C.; de Ugarte Postigo, Antonio; Kann, David Alexander
Bibcode2024Natur.626..737L
TelescopeGS
InstrumentFLAMINGOS-2
ParticipantDD
First author participant affiliationOTHER
Any author participant affiliationsUSA/Canada/UK/Australia
Program IDGS-2023A-DD-105

Gemini Observatory Participants