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20172022
most citedThe X-ray counterpart to the gravitational wave event GW 170817

888 citations · 2.6k across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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20 papers

astro-ph.HE20222 cited

Abundances and Transients from Neutron Star-White Dwarf Mergers

Mark Alexander Kaltenborn, Chris L. Fryer, Ryan T. Wollaeger +3

We systematically investigate the mergers of neutron star-white dwarf binaries from beginning to end, with focus on the properties of the inflows and outflows in accretion disks an…

astro-ph.HE202241 cited

Actinide opacities for modeling the spectra and light curves of kilonovae

C. J. Fontes, C. L. Fryer, R. T. Wollaeger +2

We extend previous ab initio calculations of lanthanide opacities (Fontes et al., 2020, MNRAS, 493, 4143) to include a complete set of actinide opacities for use in the modeling of…

astro-ph.HE20212 cited

A Broad Grid of 2D Kilonova Emission Models

R. T. Wollaeger, C. L. Fryer, E. A. Chase +6

Depending upon the properties of their compact remnants and the physics included in the models, simulations of neutron star mergers can produce a broad range of ejecta properties.…

astro-ph.HE202146 cited

A tale of two mergers: constraints on kilonova detection in two short GRBs at z0.5

B. O'Connor, E. Troja, S. Dichiara +15

We present a detailed multi-wavelength analysis of two short Gamma-Ray Bursts (sGRBs) detected by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory: GRB 160624A at and GRB 200522A at $z…

astro-ph.HE2020

A search for optical and near-infrared counterparts of the compact binary merger GW190814

A. L. Thakur, S. Dichiara, E. Troja +29

We report on our observing campaign of the compact binary merger GW190814, detected by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors on August 14th, 2019. This signal has the best…

astro-ph.HE2020

Axisymmetric Radiative Transfer Models of Kilonovae

Oleg Korobkin, Ryan Wollaeger, Christopher Fryer +9

The detailed observations of GW170817 proved for the first time directly that neutron star mergers are a major production site of heavy elements. The observations could be fit by a…