Einstein Probe Capturing Long-lasting X-ray Emission from a Compact Object Merger (IMAGE)

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Einstein Probe Capturing Long-lasting X-ray Emission from a Compact Object Merger

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Artist's impression of satellites observing high-energy prompt emission from a binary neutron star merger. SVOM and HXMT detected the short gamma-ray burst, while Einstein Probe captured the accompanying long-lasting X-ray emission.

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Yi-Han Iris Yin, HKU; reference imagery: EPSC, SVOM collaboration, NSSDC.

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