Publications (7)
Asymmetric mass ratios for bright double neutron-star mergers
R. D. Ferdman, P. C. C. Freire, B. B. P. Perera +11
The discovery of a radioactively powered kilonova associated with the binary neutron star merger GW170817 was the first - and still only - confirmed electromagnetic counterpart to…
Estimates of Fast Radio Burst Dispersion Measures from Cosmological Simulations
N. Pol, M. T. Lam, M. A. McLaughlin +2
We calculate the dispersion measure (DM) contributed by the intergalactic medium (IGM) to the total measured DM for fast radio bursts (FRBs). We use the MareNostrum Instituto de Ci…
PALFA Discovery of a Highly Relativistic Double Neutron Star Binary
K. Stovall, P. C. C. Freire, S. Chatterjee +32
We report the discovery and initial follow-up of a double neutron star (DNS) system, PSR J19462052, with the Arecibo L-Band Feed Array pulsar (PALFA) survey. PSR J19462052 is…
Binary neutron star formation and the origin of GW170817
K. Belczynski, T. Bulik, A. Olejak +11
The first neutron star-neutron star merger was detected in by LIGO/Virgo in a galaxy in which the majority of star formation was taking place a long time ago (11 Gyr). LIGO/Virgo e…
News and views regarding PSR J1757-1854, a highly-relativistic binary pulsar
A. D. Cameron, M. Bailes, V. Balakrishnan +13
We provide an update on the ongoing monitoring and study of the highly-relativistic double neutron star binary system PSR J1757-1854, a 21.5-ms pulsar in a highly eccentric, 4.4-ho…
Strong-field Gravity Tests with the Double Pulsar
M. Kramer, I. H. Stairs, R. N. Manchester +27
Continued observations of the Double Pulsar, PSR J0737-3039A/B, consisting of two radio pulsars (A and B) that orbit each other with a period of 2.45hr in a mildly eccentric (e=0.0…