Project/Area Number |
15K05033
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Astronomy
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Research Institution | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
Wanajo Sinya 上智大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (30327879)
Ishigaki Miho 東京大学, カブリ数物連携宇宙研究機構, 研究員 (30583611)
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Research Collaborator |
Nishimura Nobuya
Bekki Kenji
Gerhard Hensler
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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Keywords | r過程元素 / 中性子星合体 / 元素合成 / 銀河化学進化 / 磁気駆動型超新星 / 矮小銀河 / 銀河進化 / 強磁場超新星 / 隕石 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The astrophysical origin of elements formed through rapid neutron-capture process, so-called r-process, such as gold and platinum has not been identified yet. Last summer in 2017, we have caught the compelling signature of binary neutron star mergers as the site of r-process. However, we have only one sample and some observational results challenge the claim that a neutron star merger is the sole site of r-process. In this study, we have assessed this issue from the unique approach using stellar abundances as the diagnosis of r-process origin. We eventually got o the conclusion that stellar abundances in nearby dwarf galaxies support neutron star mergers as the r-process site but require specific supernovae -magnetorotational supernovae- at the early stage of galaxy evolution.
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