The Combined Ultraviolet, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves of the Kilonova Associated with the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817: Unified Data Set, Analytic Models, and Physical Implications

Year-Month2017-12
JournalThe Astrophysical Journal Letters
AuthorVillar, V. A., Guillochon, J., Berger, E., Metzger, B. D., Cowperthwaite, P. S., Nicholl, M., Alexander, K. D., Blanchard, P. K., Chornock, R., Eftekhari, T., Fong, W., Margutti, R., Williams, P. K. G.
Bibcode2017ApJ...851L..21V
TelescopeGS
InstrumentFLAMINGOS-2/GMOS-S
ParticipantUS
First author participant affiliationUSA
Any author participant affiliationsUSA
Program IDGS-2017B-Q-8, GS-2017B-DD-4, GS-2017B-DD-1, GS-2017B-Q-30

Gemini Observatory Participants