Evidence for dynamically driven formation of the GW170817 neutron star binary in NGC 4993
We present a study of NGC 4993, the host galaxy of the GW170817 gravitational-wave event, the GRB 170817A short gamma-ray burst (sGRB), and the AT 2017gfo kilonova. We use Dark Energy Camera imaging, AAT spectra, and publicly available data, relating our findings to binary neutron star (BNS) formati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Astrophysical Society
2017
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Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48641/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48641/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48641/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48641/1/Palmese_2017_ApJL_849_L34.pdf |