Electromagnetic evidence that SSS17a is the result of a binary neutron star merger.

Kilpatrick CD, Foley RJ, Kasen D, Murguia-Berthier A, Ramirez-Ruiz E, Coulter DA, Drout MR, Piro AL, Shappee BJ, Boutsia K, Contreras C, Di Mille F, Madore BF, Morrell N, Pan YC, Prochaska JX, Rest A, Rojas-Bravo C, Siebert MR, Simon JD, Ulloa N

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DOI: 10.1126/science.aaq0073
Published: 2017 Dec 22
Container: Science (New York, N.Y.)
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@article{allodium:10.1126/science.aaq0073,
  title = {Electromagnetic evidence that SSS17a is the result of a binary neutron star merger.},
  author = {Kilpatrick CD and Foley RJ and Kasen D and Murguia-Berthier A and Ramirez-Ruiz E and Coulter DA and Drout MR and Piro AL and Shappee BJ and Boutsia K and Contreras C and Di Mille F and Madore BF and Morrell N and Pan YC and Prochaska JX and Rest A and Rojas-Bravo C and Siebert MR and Simon JD and Ulloa N},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)},
  doi = {10.1126/science.aaq0073},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0073}
}

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AU  - Kasen D
AU  - Murguia-Berthier A
AU  - Ramirez-Ruiz E
AU  - Coulter DA
AU  - Drout MR
AU  - Piro AL
AU  - Shappee BJ
AU  - Boutsia K
AU  - Contreras C
AU  - Di Mille F
AU  - Madore BF
AU  - Morrell N
AU  - Pan YC
AU  - Prochaska JX
AU  - Rest A
AU  - Rojas-Bravo C
AU  - Siebert MR
AU  - Simon JD
AU  - Ulloa N
PY  - 2017
JO  - Science (New York, N.Y.)
DO  - 10.1126/science.aaq0073
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CD, K., RJ, F., D, K., A, M., E, R., DA, C., MR, D., AL, P., BJ, S., K, B., C, C., F, D. M., BF, M., N, M., YC, P., JX, P., A, R., C, R., MR, S., JD, S., & N, U. (2017). Electromagnetic evidence that SSS17a is the result of a binary neutron star merger.. Science (New York, N.Y.). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0073

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