Publications

Selected Publications
Journal Articles

  • Blanchard P.K., Villar V.A., Chornock R., et al. (including Siegel D.M.), 2023, JWST Observations of the Extraordinary GRB 221009A Reveal an Ordinary Supernova Without Signs of r-Process Enrichment in a Low-Metallicity Galaxy, Nature Astronomy, submitted, [arXiv]

  • Rastinejad J.C., Fong W., Levan A.J., et al. (including Siegel D.M.), 2023, A Hubble Space Telescope Search for r-Process Nucleosynthesis in Gamma-ray Burst Supernovae, Astrophys. J., submitted, [arXiv]

  • Combi L. & Siegel D.M., 2023, Jets from neutron-star merger remnants and massive blue kilonovae, [Phys. Rev. Lett. 131 231402], [arXiv]

  • Desai D., Siegel D.M. & Metzger B.D., 2023, Three-Dimensional General-relativistic Simulations of Neutrino-Driven Winds from Magnetized Proto-Neutron Stars, [Astrophys. J. 954 192] [arXiv]

  • Combi L. & Siegel D.M., 2023, GRMHD simulations of neutron star mergers with weak interactions: r-process nucleosynthesis and electromagnetic signatures of dynamical ejecta, [Astrophys. J. 944 28] [arXiv]

  • Siegel D.M., Agarwal A., Jennifer B., Metzger B.D., Renzo M., Villar V.A., 2022, ‘‘Super-Kilonovae’’ from Massive Collapsars as Signatures of Black-Hole Birth in the Pair-instability Mass Gap, [Astrophys. J. 941 100] [arXiv]

  • Desai D., Siegel D.M. & Metzger B.D., 2022, Three-Dimensional General-relativistic Simulations of Neutrino-Driven Winds from Rotating Proto-Neutron Stars, [Astrophys. J. 931 104] [arXiv]

  • Siegel D.M. 2022, r-Process nucleosynthesis in gravitational-wave and other explosive astrophysical events, [Nature Reviews Physics 4 306], invited review

  • Li X. & Siegel D.M., 2021, Neutrino Fast Flavor Conversions in Neutron-star Post-Merger Accretion Disks, [Phys. Rev. Lett. 126 251101] [arxiv]

  • De S. & Siegel D.M., 2021, Igniting weak interactions in neutron-star post-merger accretion disks, [Astrophys. J. 921 94], [arxiv]

  • Zenati Y., Siegel D.M., Metzger B.D., Perets H.B., 2020, Nuclear burning in collapsar accretion discs, [Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 499 4097] [arxiv]

  • Zevin M., Kremer K., Siegel D.M., Coughlin S., Tsang B.T.-H., Berry C.P.L., Kalogera V., 2019, Can Neutron-Star Mergers Explain the r-process Enrichment in Globular Clusters?, [Astrophys. J. 886 1] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M., Barnes J. Metzger B., 2019, Collapsars as a major source of r-process elements, [Nature 569 241-244] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M., 2019, GW170817–the first observed neutron star merger and its kilonova: implications for the astrophysical site of the r-process, invited contribution to the Topical Issue “First joint gravitational wave and electromagnetic observations: Implications for nuclear and particle physics” [Eur. Phys. J. A 55, 203] [arxiv]

  • Horowitz C.J., Arcones A., Cote B., Dillmann I., Nazarewicz W., Roederer I.U., Schatz H., Aprahamian A., Atanasov D., Bauswein A., Beers T.C., Bliss J., Brodeur M., Clark J.A., Frebel A., Foucart F., Hansen C.J., Just O., Kankainen A., McLaughlin G.C., Kelly J. M., Liddick S.N., Lee D.M., Lippuner J., Martin D., Mendoza-Temis J., Metzger B.D., Mumpower M.R., Perdikakis G., Pereira J., O’Shea B.W., Reifarth R., Rogers A.M., Siegel D.M., Spyrou A., Surman R., Tang X., Uesaka T., Wang M., 2019, r-Process Nucleosynthesis: Connecting Rare-Isotope Beam Facilities with the Cosmos, topical review, [J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 46 083001(103pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Metzger B., 2018a, Three-dimensional GRMHD simulations of neutrino-cooled accretion disks from neutron star mergers, [Astrophys. J. 858 52 (19pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M., Mösta P., Desai D. & Wu S., 2018, Recovery schemes for primitive variables in general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamics [Astrophys. J. 859 71 (11pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Metzger B., 2017, Three-dimensional general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations of remnant accretion disks from neutron star mergers: outflows and r-process nucleosynthesis [Phys. Rev. Lett.119 231102(7)] [arxiv] [Phys. Rev. Lett. Editors’ suggestion] featured in Physics Viewpoint by S.Rosswog

  • Ciolfi R., Kastaun W., Giacomazzo B., Endrizzi A., Siegel D.M. & Perna R., 2017, General relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations of binary neutron star mergers forming a long-lived neutron star [Phys. Rev. D 95 063016(29)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Ciolfi R., 2016a, Electromagnetic emission from long-lived binary neutron star merger remnants I: formulation of the problem [Astrophys. J. 819 14(28 pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Ciolfi R., 2016b, Electromagnetic emission from long-lived binary neutron star merger remnants II: lightcurves and spectra [Astrophys. J. 819 14 (20pp)] [arxiv]

  • Ciolfi R. & Siegel D.M., 2015a, Short gamma-ray bursts in the “time-reversal” scenario [Astrophys. J. Lett.798 L36(5 pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M., Ciolfi R. & Rezzolla L., 2014, Magnetically driven winds from differentially rotating neutron stars and X-ray afterglows of short gamma-ray bursts [Astrophys. J. Lett.785 L6(6 pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Roth M., 2014, An upper bound from helioseismology on the stochastic background of gravitational waves [Astrophys. J. 784 88 (6pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M., Ciolfi R., Harte A.I. & Rezzolla L., 2013, Magnetorotational instability in relativistic hypermassive neutron stars [Phys. Rev. D 87 121302(R)(5)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Roth M., 2012, On the feasibility of employing solar-like oscillators as detectors for the stochastic background of gravitational waves [Astron. Notes 333 137(17pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Roth M., 2011, Excitation of stellar oscillations by gravitational waves: hydrodynamic model and numerical results for the sun [Astrophys. J. 729 137(17 pp)] [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Roth M., 2010, Excitation of non-radial stellar oscillations by gravitational waves: a first model [Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 408 1742-1748] [arxiv]

Conference Proceedings

  • Siegel, D.M., 2020, Heavy elements form short and long gamma-ray bursts, Proceedings of the Yamada Conference LXXI: Gamma-ray Bursts in the Gravitational Wave Era 2019, held Oct.28 - Nov.1, Yokohama, Japan

  • Aprahamian A., Surman R., Frebel A., McLaughlin G.C., Arcones A., Balantekin A.B., Barnes J., Beers T.C., Holmbeck E.M., Yoon J., Brodeur M., Sprouse T.M., Vassh N., Cizewski J.A., Clark J.A., Cote B., Couch S.M., Eichler M., Engel J., Ezzeddine R., Fuller G.M., Giuliani S.A., Grzywacz R., Han S., Horowitz C.J., Kankainen A., Korobkin O., Kwiatkowski A.A., Lawler J.E., Lippuner J., Litvinova E., Mathews G.J., Mumpower M.R., Naimi S., Nazarewicz W., O’Connor E., O’Shea B.W., Perego A., Perdikakis G., Radice D., Richers S., Roberts L.F., Robin C., Roederer I.U., Siegel D.M., Schunck N., Spyrou A.; Zhu Y.-L., 2018, FRIB and the GW170817 Kilonova, Proceedings for the FRIB Theory Alliance workshop “FRIB and the GW170817 kilonova”, held 16-27 July 2018 at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University (44pp), [arxiv]

  • Siegel D.M. & Ciolfi R., 2016, Magnetic field amplification in hypermassive neutron stars via the magnetorotational instability, in Proc. of the 1st Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics, Frankfurt, 2013, ed. P. Nicolini et al., [Springer Proceedings in Physics 170 119-124] [arxiv] (awarded Karl Schwarzschild Prize)

  • Siegel D.M. & Ciolfi R., 2015, Magnetically-induced outflows from binary neutron star merger remnants, Proceedings of Swift: 10 Years of Discovery, Rome, 2014, Proceedings of Science (SWIFT 10)169 (2015) [arxiv]

  • Ciolfi R. & Siegel D.M., 2015,Short gamma-ray bursts from binary neutron star mergers: the time-reversal scenario, Proceedings of Swift: 10 Years of Discovery, Rome, 2014, Proceedings of Science (SWIFT 10)108 (2015) [arxiv]

White Papers

  • Fernandez R., Herwig F., Babul A., East W., Groth C., Ivanova N., Kushner P., Lehner L., Matzner C., Myers P., Navarro J., Navratil P., Peltier D., Rein H., Siegel D.M., Thacker R., Wadsley J., Large-Parallel Supercomputer Simulations – Frontiers in Canadian Research, NDRIO 2020 white paper

  • Fernandez R., Bovy J., Haggard D., Heinke C., Herwig F., Lehner L., Rosolowsky E., Ruan J., Safi-Harb S., Siegel D.M., Venn K., Woods T., 2019, The cosmic origin and evolution of the elements, Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) Long Range Plans for astronomy and astrophysics (LRP2020) white paper

  • Foley, R. et al. 2019, Gravity and Light: Combining Gravitational Wave and Electromagnetic Observations in the 2020s, Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, science white papers, no. 295; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, Issue 3, id. 295 (2019) [arxiv]

  • Chornock, R. et al. 2019, Multi-Messenger Astronomy with Extremely Large Telescopes, Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, science white papers, no. 237; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, Issue 3, id. 237 (2019), [arxiv]

Code Publications, Resources

  • Siegel D.M. & Agarwal A., Jennifer B., Metzger B.D., Renzo M., Villar V.A., “Super-Kilonovae” from Massive Collapsars as Signatures of Black-Hole Birth in the Pair-instability Mass Gap, public data release and open-source analysis scripts associated with the identically titled ApJ paper, Zenodo, DOI

  • Siegel D. M. & Mösta P., 2018, GRMHD_con2prim: a framework for the recovery of primitive variables in general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, Zenodo, DOI