<i>Swift</i>and<i>NuSTAR</i>observations of GW170817: Detection of a blue kilonova

A. Evans, P.; B. Cenko, S.; A. Kennea, J.; W. K. Emery, S.; P. M. Kuin, N.; Korobkin, O.; T. Wollaeger, R.; L. Fryer, C.; K. Madsen, K.; A. Harrison, F.; Xu, Y.; Nakar, E.; Hotokezaka, K.; Lien, A.; Campana, S.; R. Oates, S.; Troja, E.; A. Breeveld, A.; E. Marshall, F.; D. Barthelmy, S.; P. Beardmore, A.; N. Burrows, D.; Cusumano, G.; D’Aì, A.; D’Avanzo, P.; D’Elia, V.; de Pasquale, M.; P. Even, W.; J. Fontes, C.; Forster, K.; Garcia, J.; Giommi, P.; Grefenstette, B.; Gronwall, C.; H. Hartmann, D.; Heida, M.; L. Hungerford, A.; M. Kasliwal, M.; A. Krimm, H.; J. Levan, A.; Malesani, D.; Melandri, A.; Miyasaka, H.; A. Nousek, J.; T. O’Brien, P.; P. Osborne, J.; Pagani, C.; L. Page, K.; M. Palmer, D.; Perri, M.; Pike, S.; L. Racusin, J.; Rosswog, S.; H. Siegel, M.; Sakamoto, T.; Sbarufatti, B.; Tagliaferri, G.; R. Tanvir, N.; Tohuvavohu, A.

doi:10.1126/science.aap9580

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SwiftandNuSTARobservations of GW170817: Detection of a blue kilonova

Published in Science • Oct 16, 2017

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P. A. Evans

S. B. Cenko

J. A. Kennea

Abstract

GROWTH observations of GW170817 The gravitational wave event GW170817 was caused by the merger of two neutron stars (see the Introduction by Smith). In three papers, teams associated with the GROWTH (Global Relay of Observatories Watching Transients Happen) project present their observations of the ...

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Kilonova

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