Multi-messenger observations of a binary neutron star merger
- Submitting institution
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University of Portsmouth
- Unit of assessment
- 9 - Physics
- Output identifier
- 15861777
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.3847/2041-8213/aa91c9
- Title of journal
- Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Article number
- L12
- First page
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- Volume
- 848
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 2041-8205
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2,040
- Research group(s)
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C - Gravitational Waves
- Citation count
- 1,423
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
- Nuttall was the LIGO detector characterisation Rapid Response Team member on shift for GW170817 that is presented in this paper. There are only 6 detector characterisation Rapid Response Team members from the entire LIGO collaboration, and one always needs to be on shift. She instantly recognised the origin of the instrumental transient present around the time of GW170817. She then worked with colleagues to gate out the instrumental transient to provide an accurate skymap for GW170817, which was disseminated to astronomy partners within an hour, allowing electromagnetic follow-up observations to take place.
- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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