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The X-ray counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW170817

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  • E. Troja

    (University of Maryland, College Park
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • L. Piro

    (INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • H. van Eerten

    (University of Bath)

  • R. T. Wollaeger

    (Center for Theoretical Astrophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

  • M. Im

    (Center for the Exploration for the Origin of the Universe, Astronomy Program, Seoul National University)

  • O. D. Fox

    (Space Telescope Science Institute)

  • N. R. Butler

    (School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University)

  • S. B. Cenko

    (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    Joint Space-Science Institute, University of Maryland)

  • T. Sakamoto

    (Aoyama Gakuin University)

  • C. L. Fryer

    (Center for Theoretical Astrophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

  • R. Ricci

    (INAF-Istituto di Radioastronomia)

  • A. Lien

    (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle)

  • R. E. Ryan

    (Space Telescope Science Institute)

  • O. Korobkin

    (Center for Theoretical Astrophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

  • S.-K. Lee

    (Center for the Exploration for the Origin of the Universe, Astronomy Program, Seoul National University)

  • J. M. Burgess

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse)

  • W. H. Lee

    (Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • A. M. Watson

    (Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • C. Choi

    (Center for the Exploration for the Origin of the Universe, Astronomy Program, Seoul National University)

  • S. Covino

    (INAF/Brera Astronomical Observatory)

  • P. D’Avanzo

    (INAF/Brera Astronomical Observatory)

  • C. J. Fontes

    (Center for Theoretical Astrophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

  • J. Becerra González

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
    Universidad de La Laguna, Departimento of Astrofísica)

  • H. G. Khandrika

    (Space Telescope Science Institute)

  • J. Kim

    (Center for the Exploration for the Origin of the Universe, Astronomy Program, Seoul National University)

  • S.-L. Kim

    (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)

  • C.-U. Lee

    (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)

  • H. M. Lee

    (Astronomy Program, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro)

  • A. Kutyrev

    (University of Maryland, College Park
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • G. Lim

    (Center for the Exploration for the Origin of the Universe, Astronomy Program, Seoul National University)

  • R. Sánchez-Ramírez

    (INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • S. Veilleux

    (University of Maryland, College Park
    Joint Space-Science Institute, University of Maryland)

  • M. H. Wieringa

    (CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science)

  • Y. Yoon

    (Center for the Exploration for the Origin of the Universe, Astronomy Program, Seoul National University)

Abstract

Detection of X-ray emission at a location coincident with the kilonova transient of the gravitational-wave event GW170817 provides the missing observational link between short gamma-ray bursts and gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers.

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  • E. Troja & L. Piro & H. van Eerten & R. T. Wollaeger & M. Im & O. D. Fox & N. R. Butler & S. B. Cenko & T. Sakamoto & C. L. Fryer & R. Ricci & A. Lien & R. E. Ryan & O. Korobkin & S.-K. Lee & J. M. Bu, 2017. "The X-ray counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW170817," Nature, Nature, vol. 551(7678), pages 71-74, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:551:y:2017:i:7678:d:10.1038_nature24290
    DOI: 10.1038/nature24290
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