Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

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Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

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Astrofísica Gravitació neutron star: binary close [binaries]Astronomy [ PHYS.ASTR ] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]BATSE OBSERVATIONS gamma-ray burst: general EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE EXTENDED EMISSION astro-ph.HE; astro-ph.HE Astrophysics Kilonova general [gamma-ray burst]01 natural sciences 7. Clean energy General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology photon: velocity PROMPT EMISSION LIGO close gamma-ray burst: general gravitational waves [binaries]gravitational wave 010303 astronomy & astrophysics GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.dictionaries encyclopedias glossaries)BURST SPECTRA QC QB Physics astro-ph.HE High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)binaries: close GRB EQUATION-OF-STATE violation: Lorentz gamma ray: emission gravitational waves Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena GW radiation: electromagnetic Afterglow Light Curves Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena FOS: Physical sciences General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics gamma ray: burst invariance: Lorentz GW GRB LIGO Virgo Fermi BNS GLAST Optical Afterglows 0103 physical sciences gamma ray: detector Binaries: close; gamma-ray burst: general; gravitational waves STFC Fermi 010308 nuclear & particles physics Gravitational wave Virgo gravitational radiation RCUK Astronomy and Astrophysics Astronomy and Astrophysic time delay sensitivity Shapiro delay LIGO Redshift Neutron star VIRGO Physics and Astronomy HOST GALAXY CPT VIOLATION 13. Climate action gravitation Space and Planetary Science LUMINOSITY FUNCTION VIEWING ANGLE binaries: close; gamma-ray burst: general; gravitational waves; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Space and Planetary Science BNS spectrometer Gamma-ray burst [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]redshift: measured Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

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On 2017 August 17, the gravitational-wave event GW170817 was observed by the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors, and the gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 170817A was observed independently by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor, and the Anticoincidence Shield for the Spectrometer for the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory. The probability of the near-simultaneous temporal and spatial observation of GRB 170817A and GW170817 occurring by chance is $5.0\times 10^{-8}$. We therefore confirm binary neutron star mergers as a progenitor of short GRBs. The association of GW170817 and GRB 170817A provides new insight into fundamental physics and the origin of short gamma-ray bursts. We use the observed time delay of $(+1.74 \pm 0.05)\,$s between GRB 170817A and GW170817 to: (i) constrain the difference between the speed of gravity and the speed of light to be between $-3\times 10^{-15}$ and $+7\times 10^{-16}$ times the speed of light, (ii) place new bounds on the violation of Lorentz invariance, (iii) present a new test of the equivalence principle by constraining the Shapiro delay between gravitational and electromagnetic radiation. We also use the time delay to constrain the size and bulk Lorentz factor of the region emitting the gamma rays. GRB 170817A is the closest short GRB with a known distance, but is between 2 and 6 orders of magnitude less energetic than other bursts with measured redshift. A new generation of gamma-ray detectors, and subthreshold searches in existing detectors, will be essential to detect similar short bursts at greater distances. Finally, we predict a joint detection rate for the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor and the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors of 0.1--1.4 per year during the 2018-2019 observing run and 0.3--1.7 per year at design sensitivity.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2017-10-20	Astrophysical Journal Letters

10.3847/2041-8213/aa920c https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/dde28e28-1d75-43af-a6d7-19df80b8bf50