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Elements heavier than iron originate from supernova nucleosynthesis and neutron star mergers

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Astrophysical evidence from both gravitational-wave multi-messenger astronomy and nucleosynthesis modeling confirms that elements heavier than iron are forged via rapid neutron-capture (r-process) events occurring during supernova explosions and neutron star mergers.

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The retrieved literature robustly supports the claim that heavy elements originate from supernova nucleosynthesis and neutron star mergers, detailing the specific mechanisms (such as r-process nucleosynthesis in dynamical and disc ejecta from neutron star mergers, as well as neutrino-driven winds in supernovae) without any papers refuting the premise.

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r-PROCESS NUCLEOSYNTHESIS IN DYNAMICALLY EJECTED MATTER OF NEUTRON STAR MERGERS
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S. Goriely, A. Bauswein, H. Janka. r-PROCESS NUCLEOSYNTHESIS IN DYNAMICALLY EJECTED MATTER OF NEUTRON STAR MERGERS. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/738/2/L32

Paper [0] demonstrates that neutron star mergers produce heavy r-process elements with mass numbers A > 140.

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Three-Dimensional General-Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Remnant Accretion Disks from Neutron Star Mergers: Outflows and r-Process Nucleosynthesis.
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D. Siegel, B. Metzger. Three-Dimensional General-Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Remnant Accretion Disks from Neutron Star Mergers: Outflows and r-Process Nucleosynthesis.. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.231102

Paper [1] shows through 3D GRMHD simulations that postmerger disk outflows from neutron star mergers synthesize robust second- and third-peak r-process elements.

Signatures of hypermassive neutron star lifetimes on r-process nucleosynthesis in the disc ejecta from neutron star mergers
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J. Lippuner, R. Fern'andez, L. Roberts, F. Foucart, D. Kasen, B. Metzger, C. Ott. Signatures of hypermassive neutron star lifetimes on r-process nucleosynthesis in the disc ejecta from neutron star mergers. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1987

Paper [2] analyzes heavy element nucleosynthesis in the winds ejected by accretion discs formed in neutron star mergers.

Neutron star mergers as sites of r-process nucleosynthesis and short gamma-ray bursts
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K. Hotokezaka, P. Beniamini, T. Piran. Neutron star mergers as sites of r-process nucleosynthesis and short gamma-ray bursts. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271818420051

Paper [3] reviews how neutron star mergers serve as primary sites for rapid neutron-capture (r-process) nucleosynthesis.

r -process nucleosynthesis from matter ejected in binary neutron star mergers
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L. Bovard, D. Martin, F. Guercilena, A. Arcones, L. Rezzolla, O. Korobkin. r -process nucleosynthesis from matter ejected in binary neutron star mergers. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.124005

Paper [4] confirms that material ejected in binary neutron star mergers is neutron-rich and provides the astrophysical site for heavy element production.

GRMHD Simulations of Neutron-star Mergers with Weak Interactions: r-process Nucleosynthesis and Electromagnetic Signatures of Dynamical Ejecta
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L. Combi, D. Siegel. GRMHD Simulations of Neutron-star Mergers with Weak Interactions: r-process Nucleosynthesis and Electromagnetic Signatures of Dynamical Ejecta. 2022. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acac29

Paper [6] establishes that dynamical ejecta from binary neutron star mergers undergo rapid neutron-capture nucleosynthesis to form heavy elements.

Collective Neutrino Oscillations and Heavy-element Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae: Exploring Potential Effects of Many-body Neutrino Correlations
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A. Balantekin, Michael J. Cervia, A. Patwardhan, R. Surman, Xilu Wang (王夕露). Collective Neutrino Oscillations and Heavy-element Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae: Exploring Potential Effects of Many-body Neutrino Correlations. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad393d

Paper [7] discusses how high-energy astrophysical processes like core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers play an important role in the synthesis of heavy nuclides via neutron-capture processes.

Resonant neutrino spin-flavor precession and supernova nucleosynthesis and dynamics
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H. Nunokawa, Yong-Zhong Qian, George M. Fuller. Resonant neutrino spin-flavor precession and supernova nucleosynthesis and dynamics. 1996. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.55.3265

Paper [8] examines how neutrino-heated supernova ejecta contribute to r-process nucleosynthesis of heavy elements.

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