The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions
- Episode aired Jun 6, 2019
- 16m
Elements up to iron can form in the thermonuclear furnaces at the cores of stars. Heavier elements require a supernova and the rapid neutron capture process to form. Or so we thought. New re... Read allElements up to iron can form in the thermonuclear furnaces at the cores of stars. Heavier elements require a supernova and the rapid neutron capture process to form. Or so we thought. New results from LIGO and VIRGO make neutron star collisions look like a far more important sour... Read allElements up to iron can form in the thermonuclear furnaces at the cores of stars. Heavier elements require a supernova and the rapid neutron capture process to form. Or so we thought. New results from LIGO and VIRGO make neutron star collisions look like a far more important source of the heaviest elements.