斯沃普超新星调查2017a (SSS17a),是引力波源的光学对应物
D A Coulter1, R J Foley2, C D Kilpatrick2
1Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. dcoulter@ucsc.edu.
概括
由LIGO和Virgo检测到来自双中子星的重力波. 这一事件,GW170817, 随之而来的是马射线和光学信号,
科学领域:
- 多传递器天文学
- 天体物理学
- 引力波天文学
背景情况:
- 双中子星的合并是关键的天体物理现象.
- 之前的重力波和电磁信号的检测是分开的.
- 这是一个长期寻求的目标.
研究的目的:
- 报告来自双中子恒星合并的重力波和电磁信号的联合检测.
- 通过多个信息观察来调查灾难性事件的性质.
- 准确地定位GW的来源进行后续研究.
主要方法:
- 使用激光干扰仪引力波观测仪 (LIGO) 和维尔戈干扰仪检测引力波.
- 使用费米和INTEGRAL望远镜观测马射线瞬态GRB 170817A.
- 使用光学望远镜发现和跟踪光学短暂的Swope超新星调查2017a (SSS17a).
主要成果:
- 首次联合检测到来自双中子恒星合并的引力波 (GW170817) 和马射线爆发 (GRB 170817A).
- 在银河系NGC 4993中发现一个相应的光学瞬态 (SSS17a).
- 在40兆帕塞克的距离上精确定位事件.
结论:
- 这一事件标志着多信使天文学的新时代.
- 这些结合的观测为研究中子星合并的物理提供了前所未有的机会.
- 进一步分析将限制重元素核合成和哈勃常数的模型.
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