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Optical emission from a kilonova following a gravitational-wave-detected neutron-star merger

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  • Iair Arcavi

    (University of California
    Las Cumbres Observatory)

  • Griffin Hosseinzadeh

    (University of California
    Las Cumbres Observatory)

  • D. Andrew Howell

    (University of California
    Las Cumbres Observatory)

  • Curtis McCully

    (University of California
    Las Cumbres Observatory)

  • Dovi Poznanski

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University)

  • Daniel Kasen

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California)

  • Jennifer Barnes

    (Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University)

  • Michael Zaltzman

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University)

  • Sergiy Vasylyev

    (University of California
    Las Cumbres Observatory)

  • Dan Maoz

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University)

  • Stefano Valenti

    (University of California)

Abstract

Optical to near-infrared observations of a transient coincident with the detection of the gravitational-wave signature of a binary neutron-star merger and a low-luminosity short-duration γ-ray burst are presented and modelled.

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  • Iair Arcavi & Griffin Hosseinzadeh & D. Andrew Howell & Curtis McCully & Dovi Poznanski & Daniel Kasen & Jennifer Barnes & Michael Zaltzman & Sergiy Vasylyev & Dan Maoz & Stefano Valenti, 2017. "Optical emission from a kilonova following a gravitational-wave-detected neutron-star merger," Nature, Nature, vol. 551(7678), pages 64-66, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:551:y:2017:i:7678:d:10.1038_nature24291
    DOI: 10.1038/nature24291
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