Electromagnetic evidence that SSS17a is the result of a binary neutron star merger
Electromagnetic evidence that SSS17a is the result of a binary neutron star merger
Photons from a gravitational wave event Two neutron stars merging together generate a gravitational wave signal and have also been predicted to emit electromagnetic radiation. When the gravitational wave event GW170817 was detected, astronomers rushed to search for the source using conventional telescopes (see the Introduction by Smith). Coulter et …