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A Deep Chandra X-Ray Study of Neutron Star Coalescence GW170817
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posted on 2018-05-10, 09:52 authored by D. Haggard, M. Nynka, J. J. Ruan, V. Kalogera, S. B. Cenko, Phil Evans, J. A. KenneaWe report Chandra observations of GW170817, the first neutron star–neutron star merger discovered by the joint LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, and the first direct detection of gravitational radiation associated with an electromagnetic counterpart, Fermi short γ-ray burst GRB 170817A. The event occurred on 2017 August 17 and subsequent observations identified an optical counterpart, SSS17a, coincident with NGC 4993 (~10'' separation).
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Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2017, 848:L25Author affiliation
/Organisation/COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING/Department of Physics and AstronomyVersion
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