The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. III. Optical and UV Spectra of a Blue Kilonova from Fast Polar Ejecta
Work
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: We present optical and ultraviolet spectra of the first electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave (GW) source, the binary neutron star merger GW170817. Spectra were obtained nightly between... more
Institutions Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Columbia University, Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope +23 more
Cites: 81
Cited by: 244
Related to: 10
FWCI: 33.09
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 100
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze