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

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. Burgess, W. H. Lee, A. M. Watson, C. Choi, S. Covino, P. D’Avanzo, C. J. Fontes, J. Becerra González, H. G. Khandrika, J. Kim, S.-L. Kim, C.-U. Lee, H. M. Lee, A. Kutyrev, G. Lim, R. Sánchez-Ramírez, S. Veilleux, M. H. Wieringa and Y. Yoon
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E. Troja: University of Maryland, College Park
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
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
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
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
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
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

Nature, 2017, vol. 551, issue 7678, 71-74

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.

Date: 2017
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