Clemson University: Astronomers Discover Heavy Elements After Bright Gamma-Ray Burst From Neutron Star Merger
February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Clemson University issued the following news:
By Cindy Landrum
An international team of astronomers -- including Clemson University astrophysicist Dieter Hartmann -- obtained observational evidence for the creation of rare heavy elements in the aftermath of a cataclysmic explosion triggered by the merger of two neutron stars.
The massive explosion unleashed a gamma-ray burst, GRB230307A, the second brightest in 5 . . .
By Cindy Landrum
An international team of astronomers -- including Clemson University astrophysicist Dieter Hartmann -- obtained observational evidence for the creation of rare heavy elements in the aftermath of a cataclysmic explosion triggered by the merger of two neutron stars.
The massive explosion unleashed a gamma-ray burst, GRB230307A, the second brightest in 5 . . .