A ‘kilonova’ associated with the short-duration γ-ray burst GRB 130603B

N. R. Tanvir (), A. J. Levan, A. S. Fruchter, J. Hjorth, R. A. Hounsell, K. Wiersema and R. L. Tunnicliffe
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N. R. Tanvir: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
A. J. Levan: University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
A. S. Fruchter: Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive
J. Hjorth: Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
R. A. Hounsell: Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive
K. Wiersema: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
R. L. Tunnicliffe: University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

Nature, 2013, vol. 500, issue 7464, 547-549

Abstract: Strong evidence that a kilonova — an event similar to a faint, short-lived supernova — accompanied the short-duration γ-ray burst GRB 130603B provides support for the hypothesis that such bursts are produced by the merger of two compact stellar objects.

Date: 2013
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