Physical Review Letters· 2018Q1

GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State

B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, F. Acernese et al.

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Gravitational wave data from GW170817 constrain neutron star radii to R1=10.8+2.0-1.7 km and R2=10.7+2.1-1.5 km (90% credible level), and further refine to R1=R2=11.9+1.4-1.4 km when incorporating electromagnetic observations.

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Field: Astronomy and Astrophysics

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