Kilonovae

BD Metzger - Living Reviews in Relativity, 2020 - Springer
The coalescence of double neutron star (NS–NS) and black hole (BH)–NS binaries are
prime sources of gravitational waves (GW) for Advanced LIGO/Virgo and future ground …

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 …

A magnetar origin for the kilonova ejecta in GW170817

BD Metzger, TA Thompson… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The neutron star (NS) merger GW170817 was followed over several days by optical-
wavelength (" blue") kilonova (KN) emission likely powered by the radioactive decay of light …

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 …

GROWTH on S190814bv: Deep Synoptic Limits on the Optical/Near-infrared Counterpart to a Neutron Star–Black Hole Merger

I Andreoni, DA Goldstein, MM Kasliwal… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract On 2019 August 14, the Advanced LIGO and Virgo interferometers detected the
high-significance gravitational wave (GW) signal S190814bv. The GW data indicated that …

The rise and fall of ASASSN-18pg: following a TDE from early to late times

TWS Holoien, K Auchettl, MA Tucker… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present nearly 500 days of observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) ASASSN-
18pg, spanning from 54 days before peak light to 441 days after peak light. Our data set …

From γ to radio: the electromagnetic counterpart of GW170817

E Nakar, O Gottlieb, T Piran, MM Kasliwal… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The gravitational waves from the first binary neutron star merger, GW170817, were
accompanied by a multiwavelength electromagnetic counterpart, from γ-rays to radio. The …

To TDE or not to TDE: the luminous transient ASASSN-18jd with TDE-like and AGN-like qualities

JMM Neustadt, TWS Holoien… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We present the discovery of ASASSN-18jd (AT 2018bcb), a luminous optical/ultraviolet
(UV)/X-ray transient located in the nucleus of the galaxy 2MASX J22434289–1659083 at z …

The more the merrier: SRG/eROSITA discovers two further galaxies showing X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions

R Arcodia, Z Liu, A Merloni, A Malyali, A Rau… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are a novel addition to the group of extragalactic
transients. With only a select number of known sources, and many more models published …

Late-time evolution of afterglows from off-axis neutron star mergers

GP Lamb, I Mandel, L Resmi - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Gravitational-wave-detected neutron star mergers provide an opportunity to investigate short
gamma-ray burst (GRB) jet afterglows without the GRB trigger. Here we show that the post …