FRLDM fission properties for the nucleosynthesis occurring in neutron star mergers
April APS, Denver, CO
Contributed presentation on 04/2019
August 2017 marked the first observation of gravitational waves and electromagnetic signals from the merging of two neutron stars sending ripples through the astrophysics, atomic physics, nuclear physics and gravitational wave communities. In some components of neutron star merger ejecta, fission is thought to re-cycle the material and impact the resultant abundances. I will discuss the fission properties that arise from the Finite-Range Liquid-Drop Model (FRLDM) covering the treatment of neutron-induced fission, beta-delayed fission and fission yields. The production of the heavy actinide Californium-254 in mergers will also be discussed.
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