- A
kilonova (also
called a macronova) is a
transient astronomical event that
occurs in a
compact binary system when two
neutron stars or a
neutron star...
-
known to have occurred—and its
having the
expected characteristics of a
kilonova—strongly
imply that
neutron star
mergers are
responsible for kilonovae...
- may both be the
result of the
merger of
neutron stars, and both may be a
kilonova,
which may be more
common in the
universe than
previously understood, according...
- bursts.
Strong evidence for this
model came from the
observation of a
kilonova ****ociated with the short-duration gamma-ray
burst GRB 130603B, and was...
- 11 hours
after the signal, an
astronomical transient SSS17a,
later designated kilonova AT 2017gfo, was
observed in the
galaxy NGC 4993. It was
captured by numerous...
- 2017. Tanvir, N. R.; et al. (2017). "The
Emergence of a Lanthanide-rich
Kilonova Following the
Merger of Two
Neutron Stars". The
Astrophysical Journal Letters...
- S2CID 217163611. Arcavi, I.; et al. (2017). "Optical
emission from a
kilonova following a gravitational-wave-detected neutron-star merger". Nature. 551...
- of
neutron star
matter thrown off by a
binary neutron star
merger in a
kilonova. The
relative contribution of each of
these sources to the astrophysical...
-
Stellar explosion can
refer to: Nova
Kilonova Micronova Supernova Type Ia
supernova Type Ib and Ic
supernovae Type II
supernova Superluminous supernova...
- the
brightest seen by
either space telescope. 3 June 2013:
Evidence for
kilonova emission in
short GRB 23
April 2014:
Swift detected the strongest, hottest...
