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FIRST J1419+3940 as the First Observed Radio Flare from a Neutron Star Merger

  • Authors: K. H. Lee, I. Bartos, G. C. Privon, J. C. Rose, and P. Torrey

2020 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 902 L23.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Illustration of radio emission from a neutron star merger. During the merger, some neutron star matter gets ejected dynamically or through winds. This ejecta interacts with the interstellar gas, producing a years-long radio flare.

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