Multi-messenger observations of a binary neutron star merger

L. S. Collaboration; V. Collaboration; Fermi Gbm; Integral; I. collaboration; AstroSat Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager Team; Ipn Collaboration; The Insight-Hxmt Collaboration; A. Collaboration; The Swift Collaboration; Agile Team; The 1M2H Team; The Dark Energy Camera GW-EM Collaboration; The Des Collaboration; The DLT40 Collaboration; Grawita GRAvitational Wave Inaf TeAm; The Fermi Large Area Telescope Collaboration; Atca Australia Telescope Compact Array; Askap Australian Ska Pathfinder; Las Cumbres Observatory Group; OzGrav; Dwf; AST3; Caastro Collaborations; The Vinrouge Collaboration; Master Collaboration; J-GEM; Growth; Jagwar; C. Nrao; TTU-NRAO; NuSTAR collaborations; Pan-Starrs; The Maxi Team; Tzac Consortium; K. collaboration; Nordic Optical Telescope; ePESSTO; Grond; Texas Tech University; Salt Group; Toros Transient Robotic Observatory of the South Collaboration; The Bootes Collaboration; Mwa Murchison Widefield Array; The Calet Collaboration; IKI-GW Follow-up Collaboration; H.E.S.S. Collaboration; Lofar Collaboration; Lwa Long Wavelength Array; Hawc collaboration; The Pierre Auger Collaboration; A. Collaboration; Euro Vlbi Team; Pi of the Sky Collaboration; The Chandra Team at McGill University; Dfn Desert Fireball Network; Atlas; High Time Resolution Universe Survey; Rimas; Ratir; Ska South AfricaMeerKAT

DOI:10.3847/2041-8213/aa91c9

Corpus ID: 217162243

Multi-messenger observations of a binary neutron star merger

@article{Collaboration2017MultimessengerOO,
  title={Multi-messenger observations of a binary neutron star merger},
  author={L. S. Collaboration and V. Collaboration and Fermi Gbm and Integral and I. collaboration and AstroSat Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager Team and Ipn Collaboration and The Insight-Hxmt Collaboration and A. Collaboration and The Swift Collaboration and Agile Team and The 1M2H Team and The Dark Energy Camera GW-EM Collaboration and The Des Collaboration and The DLT40 Collaboration and Grawita GRAvitational Wave Inaf TeAm and The Fermi Large Area Telescope Collaboration and Atca Australia Telescope Compact Array and Askap Australian Ska Pathfinder and Las Cumbres Observatory Group and OzGrav and Dwf and AST3 and Caastro Collaborations and The Vinrouge Collaboration and Master Collaboration and J-GEM and Growth and Jagwar and C. Nrao and TTU-NRAO and NuSTAR collaborations and Pan-Starrs and The Maxi Team and Tzac Consortium and K. collaboration and Nordic Optical Telescope and ePESSTO and Grond and Texas Tech University and Salt Group and Toros Transient Robotic Observatory of the South Collaboration and The Bootes Collaboration and Mwa Murchison Widefield Array and The Calet Collaboration and IKI-GW Follow-up Collaboration and H.E.S.S. Collaboration and Lofar Collaboration and Lwa Long Wavelength Array and Hawc collaboration and The Pierre Auger Collaboration and Euro Vlbi Team and Pi of the Sky Collaboration and The Chandra Team at McGill University and Dfn Desert Fireball Network and Atlas and High Time Resolution Universe Survey and Rimas and Ratir and Ska South AfricaMeerKAT},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
  year={2017},
  volume={848},
  pages={1-59}
}

L. S. Collaboration, V. Collaboration, +58 authors Ska South AfricaMeerKAT

Published 2017

Physics

The Astrophysical Journal

On 2017 August 17 a binary neutron star coalescence candidate (later designated GW170817) with merger time 12:41:04 UTC was observed through gravitational waves by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor independently detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) with a time delay of $\sim 1.7\,{\rm{s}}$ with respect to the merger time. From the gravitational-wave signal, the source was initially localized to a sky region of 31 deg2 at a luminosity distance… CONTINUE READING

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