Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A
California Institute of Technology · Louisiana State University · +193 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract On 2017 August 17, the gravitational-wave event GW170817 was observed by the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors, and the gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 170817A was observed independently by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor, and the Anti-Coincidence Shield for the Spectrometer for the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory . The probability of the near-simultaneous temporal and spatial observation of GRB 170817A and GW170817 occurring by chance is 5.0 × 10 − 8 . We therefore confirm binary neutron star mergers as a progenitor of short GRBs. The association of GW170817 and GRB 170817A provides new insight into fundamental physics and the origin of short GRBs. We use the observed time delay…
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Authors
1154- BPB. P. AbbottCorresponding
California Institute of Technology
- RAR. Abbott
California Institute of Technology
- TDT. D. Abbott
Louisiana State University
- FAF. Acernese
University of Salerno, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli
- KAK. Ackley
University of Florida, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Monash University
Topics & keywords
- Gamma-ray burst
- Neutron star
- Gravitational wave
- Physics
- Astrophysics
- Kilonova
- Binary number
- Astronomy
Funding
- NSNational Science FoundationAwards: PHY-1505373, 33,34, 1505373
- NANational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAwards: NNM13AA43C, 14-22-00271, 12/IP/1288, NNM11AA01A
- UOUniversity of Pennsylvania
- IDInstitut des Origines de Lyon
- USUniversities Space Research Association
- LTLeverhulme Trust
- SFScottish Funding Council
- SUScottish Universities Physics AllianceAward: GEO600
- ECEuropean Commission
- NRNational Research Foundation
- COCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
- SFScience Foundation IrelandAward: 12/IP/1288
- ASAbdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
- SNSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen ForschungAward: 65712
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of China
- RFRussian Foundation for Basic Research
- BFBundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- CNCentre National d’Etudes Spatiales
- ICIndustry Canada
- NONederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- GVGeneralitat Valenciana
- HSHungarian Scientific Research Fund
- NRNational Research Foundation of Korea
- MOMinistry of Education, India
- CNCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- RSRussian Science FoundationAward: 14-22-00271
- MDMinistero dello Sviluppo Economico
- NKNemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal
- INIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- ISICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research
- GDGovern de les Illes Balears
- GSGoddard Space Flight Center
- SAScience and Technology Facilities CouncilAwards: ST/I006242/1, ST/N000064/1, ST/K005014/1, ST/P000258/1, ST/L000946/1, ST/F500972/1, ST/I006269/1, ESP2015-65712-C5-1-R, ST/M004090/1, ST/H002006/1, ST/N005406/2, ST/I000887/1, ST/N005406/1, ST/L003465/1, Gravitational Waves, 1785610, ST/I001085/1, ST/J000345/1, ST/I006285/1, PP/F001096/1, 2142081, ST/N000633/1, ST/G504284/1, ST/N00003X/1, ST/M004090/2, ST/L000954/1, 1654298, ST/K005014/2, ST/M005844/1, ST/H008438/1, 1653089, ST/L000962/1, ST/K000845/1, ST/N005716/1, 1802888, 1796441, ST/N005422/1, ST/J000019/1, 1802894, ST/J00166X/1, ST/N000072/1, ST/J000361/1, ST/N000080/1, ST/M000931/1, ST/M006735/1, ST/N005430/1
- SAScience and Engineering Research Board
- EREuropean Regional Development Fund
- AEAgencia Estatal de Investigación
- NRNational Research, Development and Innovation Office
- DODivision of Human Resource Development