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kilonova

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ID 1150881 Last modified 04.12.2025
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Domain astronomyastrophysics
  • kahe neutrontähe või neutrontähe ja musta augu ühinemisel toimuv täheplahvatus, mis on lühikese gammasähvatuse allikas
  • a transient astronomical event that occurs when two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole collide
kilonoova
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  • Astronoomid on esimest korda leidnud märke kilonoova plahvatustest, mida saadavad mõnesaja millisekundi pikkused gammakiirte pursked. Energeetilised sündmused pakuvad soodsat pinda raskemate elementide nagu kulla ja plaatina sünteesiks.
kilonova
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  • A research team studying the Chandra data think this steadying of the X-ray emission comes from a shock — like a sonic boom from an airplane — as the merger debris responsible for the kilonova strikes gas around GW170817.

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