A complete HFR opacity dataset for Z=20-103 is published, and for the modeled merger the abundant d-shell elements, not lanthanides, dominate the average kilonova ejecta opacity.
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Kilonova ejecta opacity inferred from new large-scale HFR atomic calculations in all elements between Ca (Z = 20) and Lr (Z = 103)
A complete HFR opacity dataset for Z=20-103 is published, and for the modeled merger the abundant d-shell elements, not lanthanides, dominate the average kilonova ejecta opacity.