国内英语资讯:Spotlight: From theory prediction to bold observatory, Chinese researchers help usher in new
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17-- <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Multimessenger">Multimessenger</span> <span word="astronomy">astronomy</span>," <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="detection">detection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="electromagnetic">electromagnetic</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gravitational">gravitational</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="cosmic">cosmic</span> <span word="collision">collision</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="verification">verification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="kilonova">kilonova</span>" <span word="explosion">explosion</span>, <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="binary">binary</span> <span word="neutron">neutron</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heaviest">heaviest</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uranium">uranium</span>.</p><p><span word="THEORY">THEORY</span> <span word="PREDICTION">PREDICTION</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundbreaking">groundbreaking</span> <span word="stellar">stellar</span> <span word="nucleosynthesis">nucleosynthesis</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1957, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="formation">formation</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neutrons">neutrons</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="astrophysicists">astrophysicists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="chatting">chatting</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="mergers">mergers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neutron">neutron</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="eject">eject</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subrelativistic">subrelativistic</span> <span word="velocity">velocity</span>.</p><p><span word="Until">Until</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Xin">Xin</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="pioneering">pioneering</span> <span word="astrophysicist">astrophysicist</span> <span word="Bohdan">Bohdan</span> <span word="Paczynski">Paczynski</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mergers">mergers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neutron">neutron</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="analytical">analytical</span> <span word="formulae">formulae</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="electromagnetic">electromagnetic</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="Transient">Transient</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="neutron">neutron</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="mergers">mergers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998.</p><p>"<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>...<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Suijian">Suijian</span> <span word="Xue">Xue</span>, <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Astronomical">Astronomical</span> <span word="Observatories">Observatories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> (<span word="NAOC">NAOC</span>) <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>.</p>
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