GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral

Published in Physical Review Letters, 2017

Recommended citation: B. P. Abbott et al. (2017). "GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral,” Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 119, p. 161101. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.161101

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This paper reports the first direct detection of a binary neutron star inspiral at 40 Mpc.

Recommended citation: B. P. Abbott et al. (2017). “GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral,” Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 119, p. 161101.