http://arxiv.org/abs/2208.09121
The multi-messenger data of neutron star merger events are promising for constraining the Hubble constant. So far, GW170817 is still the unique gravitational wave event with multi-wavelength electromagnetic counterparts. In particular, its radio and X-ray emission have been measured in the past $3-5$ years. In this work, we fit the X-ray, optical, and radio afterglow emission of GW170817/GRB 170817A and find out that a relatively large viewing angle $\sim 0.5\, \rm rad$ is needed; otherwise, the late time afterglow data can not be well reproduced. Such a viewing angle has been taken as a prior in the gravitational wave data analysis, and the degeneracy between the viewing angle and the luminosity distance is broken. Finally, we have a Hubble constant $H_0=72.00^{+4.05}_{-4.13}\, \rm km\, s^{-1}\, Mpc^{-1}$, which is more consistent with that obtained by other local measurements. If rather similar values are inferred from multi-messenger data of future neutron star merger events, it will provide critical support to the existence of the Hubble tension.
Y. Wang, S. Tang, Z. Jin, et. al.
Mon, 22 Aug 22
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Comments: 7 pages, 2 figures and 1 table
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