We describe the first observations of the same celestial object with gravitational waves and
light.▪ GW170817 was the first detection of a neutron star merger with gravitational waves.▪ …

Mergers of binaries consisting of two neutron stars, or a black hole and a neutron star, offer a
unique opportunity to study a range of physical and astrophysical processes using two …

Merging neutron stars offer an excellent laboratory for simultaneously studying strong-field
gravity and matter in extreme environments. We establish the physical association of an …

GW170817 was the first gravitational-wave detection of a binary neutron-star merger. It was
accompanied by radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum and localized to the galaxy …

ABSTRACT The short Gamma-Ray Burst, GRB 170817A, that followed the binary neutron
star merger gravitational waves signal, GW170817, is not a usual short gamma-ray burst …

Neutron star mergers have been long considered as promising sites of heavy r-process
nucleosynthesis. We overview the observational evidence supporting this scenario …

Short gamma-ray bursts are believed to arise from compact binary mergers (either neutron
star-neutron star or black hole-neutron star). If so, their jets must penetrate outflows that are …

We present the first numerical simulations that track the evolution of a black hole–neutron
star (BH–NS) merger from premerger to r≳ 10 11 cm. The disk that forms after a merger of …

When Did the Remnant of GW170817 Collapse to a Black Hole? - IOPscience This site uses
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The recent discovery of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) coincident with the gravitational-wave
(GW) event GW170817 revealed the existence of a population of low-luminosity short …