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most citedThe Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. III. Optical and UV Spectra of a Blue Kilonova From Fast Polar Ejecta

498 citations · 556 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.SR2022★ 21 cited

Large amplitude periodic outbursts and long period variables in the VVV VIRAC2- database

Zhen Guo, P. W. Lucas, L. C. Smith +13

The VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) survey obtained near-infrared photometry toward the Galactic bulge and the southern disc plane for a decade (2010 - 2019). We designed a…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 23 cited

Discovery of a mid-infrared protostellar outburst of exceptional amplitude

P. W. Lucas, J. Elias, S. Points +12

We report the discovery of a mid-infrared outburst in a Young Stellar Object (YSO) with an amplitude close to 8 mag at 4.6 m. WISEA J142238.82-611553.7 is one of 23…

astro-ph.HE2019

Gravity and Light: Combining Gravitational Wave and Electromagnetic Observations in the 2020s

R. J. Foley, K. D. Alexander, I. Andreoni +110

As of today, we have directly detected exactly one source in both gravitational waves (GWs) and electromagnetic (EM) radiation, the binary neutron star merger GW170817, its associa…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 498 cited

The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. III. Optical and UV Spectra of a Blue Kilonova From Fast Polar Ejecta

M. Nicholl, E. Berger, D. Kasen +31

We present optical and ultraviolet spectra of the first electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave (GW) source, the binary neutron star merger GW170817. Spectra were obtai…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 14 cited

Maximizing Science in the Era of LSST: A Community-Based Study of Needed US Capabilities

Joan Najita, Beth Willman, Douglas P. Finkbeiner +48

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will be a discovery machine for the astronomy and physics communities, revealing astrophysical phenomena from the Solar System to the out…