Chandra Localization of a Gravitational Wave Detection
Abstract
Mergers of compact objects in tight binaries are considered to be highly promising astrophysical sources of detectable gravitational wave (GW) emission. The first detections may be obtained in 2016. Finding electromagnetic counterparts to these events will be essential for astrophysical interpretation so that more instruments may be brought to bear on elucidating the nature of the merger and especially for following the aftereffects. Initial error regions may be very large ( 80 sq. deg), so we will use a bright Swift source ID, to trigger a ToO to determine an accurate position of a GW source.
- Publication:
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Chandra Proposal
- Pub Date:
- September 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015cxo..prop.4626M