spectral data of GRB 230307A’s kilonova (IMAGE)

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spectral data of GRB 230307A’s kilonova

Caption

This graphic presentation compares the spectral data of GRB 230307A’s kilonova as observed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a kilonova model. Both show a distinct peak in the region of the spectrum associated with tellurium, with the area shaded in red. The detection of tellurium, which is rarer than platinum on Earth, marks Webb’s first direct look at an individual heavy element from a kilonova.

 

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Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI).

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