scholarly journals Gravitational wave source localization for eccentric binary coalesce with a ground-based detector network

2017 ◽  
Vol 96 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sizheng Ma ◽  
Zhoujian Cao ◽  
Chun-Yu Lin ◽  
Hsing-Po Pan ◽  
Hwei-Jang Yo
2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michitoshi Yoshida ◽  
Yousuke Utsumi ◽  
Nozomu Tominaga ◽  
Tomoki Morokuma ◽  
Masaomi Tanaka ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 045001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocco P Croce ◽  
Vincenzo Pierro ◽  
Fabio Postiglione ◽  
Maria Principe ◽  
Innocenzo M Pinto

2020 ◽  
Vol 493 (3) ◽  
pp. 3379-3397 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Rossi ◽  
G Stratta ◽  
E Maiorano ◽  
D Spighi ◽  
N Masetti ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Multimessenger astronomy received a great boost following the discovery of kilonova (KN) AT2017gfo, the optical counterpart of the gravitational wave source GW170817 associated with the short gamma-ray burst GRB 170817A. AT2017gfo was the first KN that could be extensively monitored in time using both photometry and spectroscopy. Previously, only few candidates have been observed against the glare of short GRB afterglows. In this work, we aim to search the fingerprints of AT2017gfo-like KN emissions in the optical/NIR light curves of 39 short GRBs with known redshift. For the first time, our results allow us to study separately the range of luminosity of the blue and red components of AT2017gfo-like kilonovae in short GRBs. In particular, the red component is similar in luminosity to AT2017gfo, while the blue KN can be more than 10 times brighter. Finally, we exclude a KN as luminous as AT2017gfo in GRBs 050509B and 061201.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaomi Tanaka

We review current understanding of kilonova/macronova emission from compact binary mergers (mergers of two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole). Kilonova/macronova is emission powered by radioactive decays ofr-process nuclei and it is one of the most promising electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources. Emission from the dynamical ejecta of ~0.01M⊙is likely to have a luminosity of ~1040–1041 erg s−1with a characteristic timescale of about 1 week. The spectral peak is located in red optical or near-infrared wavelengths. A subsequent accretion disk wind may provide an additional luminosity or an earlier/bluer emission if it is not absorbed by the precedent dynamical ejecta. The detection of near-infrared excess in short GRB 130603B and possible optical excess in GRB 060614 supports the concept of the kilonova/macronova scenario. At 200 Mpc distance, a typical peak brightness of kilonova/macronova with0.01M⊙ejecta is about 22 mag and the emission rapidly fades to >24 mag within ~10 days. Kilonova/macronova candidates can be distinguished from supernovae by (1) the faster time evolution, (2) fainter absolute magnitudes, and (3) redder colors. Since the high expansion velocity (v~0.1–0.2c) is a robust outcome of compact binary mergers, the detection of smooth spectra will be the smoking gun to conclusively identify the gravitational wave source.


Author(s):  
F. ACERNESE ◽  
P. AMICO ◽  
M. ALSHOURBAGY ◽  
F. ANTONUCCI ◽  
S. AOUDIA ◽  
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