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Table 1.
Description and numerical values of various constants used in the electromagnetic emission and detection models.
| Notation | Description |
|---|---|
| G0 = −17.6 | Peak absolute magnitude of a face-on kilonova in the g band |
| R0 = −16.9 | Same, in the r band |
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Viewing angle after which the kilonova magnitude varies no more with viewing angle, in both r and g bands |
| ΔG = 7 | Magnitude contrast between a face-on and a  -angle view of a kilonova in the g band |
| ΔR = 4 | Same, in the r band |
| pnight = 0.52 | Fraction of the entire sky accessible to a ∼33 deg-latitude follow-up instrument in a single night |
| rlim, glim = 21 | Limiting magnitude of the optical follow-up instruments |
| Flim = 15 μJy | Flux sensitivity of the radio follow-up instruments |
| θj = 0.1 rad | Half-opening angle of the jet launched by the merger |
| ΔθVLBI = 2 mas | Angular resolution of the VLBI array |
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