Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

BP Abbott, R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham… - Living reviews in …, 2020‏ - Springer
We present our current best estimate of the plausible observing scenarios for the Advanced
LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA gravitational-wave detectors over the next several years …

First multimessenger observations of a neutron star merger

R Margutti, R Chornock - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
We describe the first observations of the same celestial object with gravitational waves and
light.▪ GW170817 was the first detection of a neutron star merger with gravitational waves.▪ …

Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger

E Pian, P D'Avanzo, S Benetti, M Branchesi, E Brocato… - Nature, 2017‏ - nature.com
The merger of two neutron stars is predicted to give rise to three major detectable
phenomena: a short burst of γ-rays, a gravitational-wave signal, and a transient optical–near …

Compact radio emission indicates a structured jet was produced by a binary neutron star merger

G Ghirlanda, OS Salafia, Z Paragi, M Giroletti, J Yang… - Science, 2019‏ - science.org
The binary neutron star merger event GW170817 was detected through both
electromagnetic radiation and gravitational waves. Its afterglow emission may have been …

Teraelectronvolt emission from the γ-ray burst GRB 190114C

Nature, 2019‏ - nature.com
Long-duration γ-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous sources of electromagnetic
radiation known in the Universe. They arise from outflows of plasma with velocities near the …

The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances

L Amati, P O'Brien, D Götz, E Bozzo, C Tenzer… - Advances in Space …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
THESEUS is a space mission concept aimed at exploiting Gamma-Ray Bursts for
investigating the early Universe and at providing a substantial advancement of multi …

Perspectives for multimessenger astronomy with the next generation of gravitational-wave detectors and high-energy satellites

S Ronchini, M Branchesi, G Oganesyan… - Astronomy & …, 2022‏ - aanda.org
The Einstein Telescope (ET) is going to bring a revolution for the future of multimessenger
astrophysics. In order to detect the counterparts of binary neutron star (BNS) mergers at high …

The electromagnetic counterparts of compact binary mergers

E Nakar - Physics Reports, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Mergers of binaries consisting of two neutron stars, or a black hole and a neutron star, offer a
unique opportunity to study a range of physical and astrophysical processes using two …

Neutron star mergers as sites of -process nucleosynthesis and short gamma-ray bursts

K Hotokezaka, P Beniamini, T Piran - International Journal of …, 2018‏ - World Scientific
Neutron star mergers have been long considered as promising sites of heavy r-process
nucleosynthesis. We overview the observational evidence supporting this scenario …

Off-axis emission of short γ-ray bursts and the detectability of electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational-wave-detected binary mergers

D Lazzati, A Deich, BJ Morsony… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
We present calculations of the wide angle emission of short-duration gamma-ray bursts from
compact binary merger progenitors. Such events are expected to be localized by their …