Testing the Magnetar Model via Late-Time Radio Observations of Two Macronova Candidates

Compact binary mergers may have already been observed as they are the leading model for short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). Radioactive decay within the ejecta from these mergers is expected to produce an infrared flare, dubbed macronova (or kilonova), on a timescale of a week. Recently, two such macron...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Horesh, A., Hotokezaka, K., Piran, T., Nakar, E., Hancock, Paul
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38277