ELEMENTS 

The primary goal of my ERC StG project ELEMENTS is to provide stringent observational constraints on the cosmic origins of elements heavier than iron. We employ novel cutting-edge 3D Non-LTE models and high-quality spectroscopic data collected with new astronomical facilities. This project represents the first large systematic study of s-, p- and r-process nucleosynthesis across the Galaxy. 

Selected recent papers

"Observational constraints on the origin of the elements. IX. 3D NLTE abundances of metals in the context of Galactic Chemical Evolution Models and 4MOST”
Storm, Bergemann, Eitner et al., accepted for publication  in MNRAS

Observational constraints on the origin of the elements. VIII. Constraining the barium, strontium, and yttrium chemical evolution in metal-poor stars
Guiglion, Bergemann et al. A&A, 683, A73, 2024

Observational constraints on the origin of the elements - VII. NLTE analysis of Y II lines in spectra of cool stars and implications for Y as a Galactic chemical clock
Storm & Bergemann, MNRAS, 525, 3, 2023

Observational constraints on the origin of the elements - VI.
Origin and evolution of neutron-capture elements as probed by the Gaia-ESO survey
Lian, Bergemann et al. MNRAS, 525, 1, 2023

3D NLTE modelling of Y and Eu. Centre-to-limb variation and solar abundances
Storm, Barklem et al., A&A, 683, A200, 2019

M3DIS - A grid of 3D radiation-hydrodynamics stellar atmosphere models for stellar surveys. I. Procedure, validation, and the Sun
Eitner, Bergemann et al., A&A, 688, A52
, 2024

Figure credit
(c) M. Bergemann, ESO/Y. Beletsky, G. Stinson, 2pem/Wikimedia Commons, 
ESA/ATG medialab; background: ESO/S. Brunier

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