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Preece, Robert | |||||||
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University of Alabama in Huntsville - 320 Sparkman Dr., NSSTC Rm 2005 - Huntsvile - AL - USA | |||||||
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BN8 |
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Fermi observation of GRB170817A / GW 170817 | |||||
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On 2017 August 17 at 12:41:06 UTC the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) detected and triggered on the short gamma-ray burst (GRB) 170817A. Approximately 1.7 s prior to this GRB, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory triggered on a binary compact merger candidate associated with the GRB. This is the first unambiguous coincident observation of gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation from a single astrophysical source and marks the start of gravitational-wave multi-messenger astronomy. We report the GBM observations and analysis of this ordinary short GRB, which extraordinarily confirms that at least some short GRBs are produced by binary compact mergers. |
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