Speaker
Masaomi Tanaka
(Tohoku U.)
Description
Observed properties of kilonovae are largely controlled by atomic properties of synthesized heavy elements. This means that we can study the heavy element nucleosynthesis in neutron star mergers by decoding light curves and spectra of kilonovae. To have a better link between theory and observations, we have systematically constructed atomic data of heavy elements. In this talk, we will introduce the status of our atomic data and radiative transfer simulations by focusing on recent progress, limitations, and future prospects.
Primary author
Masaomi Tanaka
(Tohoku U.)
