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Fermi’s Gamma-ray Burst Monitor triggered on GRB 170817A, a weak gamma-ray transient following the GW170817 inspiral by roughly 1.7 seconds. Its time and sky position supported a joint gravitational-wave and electromagnetic association; the GBM team measured the burst duration and spectrum, finding properties more consistent with a short gamma-ray burst in their population model.
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Scientific scope
The association and binary-neutron-star interpretation combine observations from separate teams. The quoted 4.82-sigma onboard value is for one detector, interval and energy band, not the full joint significance. Estimated T90 of 2.0 ± 0.5 s and short-class probability depend on energy band, background, detector response and the two-population model. The soft tail, possible thermal spectrum and cocoon explanation are not uniquely established. INTEGRAL detection is cited but its independent original paper was not reviewed here; raw data and the companion gravity-speed analysis were not reanalyzed.
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A. Goldstein; P. Veres; E. Burns; M. S. Briggs; R. Hamburg; D. Kocevski; C. A. Wilson-Hodge; R. D. Preece; S. Poolakkil; O. J. Roberts; C. M. Hui; V. Connaughton; J. Racusin; A. von Kienlin; T. Dal Canton; N. Christensen; T. Littenberg; K. Siellez; L. Blackburn; J. Broida; E. Bissaldi; W. H. Cleveland; M. H. Gibby; M. M. Giles; R. M. Kippen; S. McBreen; J. McEnery; C. A. Meegan; W. S. Paciesas; M. Stanbro
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English catalogue narrative
Fermi-GBM detects the gamma-ray burst associated with GW170817
Fermi’s Gamma-ray Burst Monitor triggered on GRB 170817A, a weak gamma-ray transient following the GW170817 inspiral by roughly 1.7 seconds. Its time and sky position supported a joint gravitational-wave and electromagnetic association; the GBM team measured the burst duration and spectrum, finding properties more consistent with a short gamma-ray burst in their population model.
Scientific scope
The association and binary-neutron-star interpretation combine observations from separate teams. The quoted 4.82-sigma onboard value is for one detector, interval and energy band, not the full joint significance. Estimated T90 of 2.0 ± 0.5 s and short-class probability depend on energy band, background, detector response and the two-population model. The soft tail, possible thermal spectrum and cocoon explanation are not uniquely established. INTEGRAL detection is cited but its independent original paper was not reviewed here; raw data and the companion gravity-speed analysis were not reanalyzed.
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People and systems
A. Goldstein; P. Veres; E. Burns; M. S. Briggs; R. Hamburg; D. Kocevski; C. A. Wilson-Hodge; R. D. Preece; S. Poolakkil; O. J. Roberts; C. M. Hui; V. Connaughton; J. Racusin; A. von Kienlin; T. Dal Canton; N. Christensen; T. Littenberg; K. Siellez; L. Blackburn; J. Broida; E. Bissaldi; W. H. Cleveland; M. H. Gibby; M. M. Giles; R. M. Kippen; S. McBreen; J. McEnery; C. A. Meegan; W. S. Paciesas; M. Stanbro
These are the listed authors of the cited contribution sources. Paper authorship does not quantify individual effort. An incomplete list is explicitly marked; same names are not automatically merged.