Tests for coalescing binary neutron stars as cosmological origin of gamma-ray bursts

1995 ◽  
Vol 74 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 369-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. Lipunov ◽  
I. E. Panchenko ◽  
K. A. Postnov ◽  
M. E. Prokhorov
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Binary Neutron Stars

scholarly journals How will our knowledge of short gamma-ray bursts affect the distance measurement of binary neutron stars?

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Minghui Du ◽  
Lixin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Information Matrix ◽  
Distance Measurement ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Luminosity Distance ◽  
Host Galaxies ◽  
Bayes Analysis ◽  
Binary Neutron Stars ◽  
Detector Configurations

AbstractGravitational waves from binary neutron stars associated with short gamma-ray bursts have drawn considerable attention due to their prospect in cosmology. For such events, the sky locations of sources can be pinpointed with techniques such as identifying the host galaxies. However, the cosmological applications of these events still suffer from the problem of degeneracy between luminosity distance and inclination angle. To address this issue, a technique was proposed in previous study, i.e., using the collimation property of short gamma-ray bursts. Based on the observations, we assume that the cosine of inclination follows a Gaussian distribution, which may act as a prior in the Bayes analysis to break the degeneracy. This paper investigates the effects of different Gaussian priors and detector configurations on distance measurement and cosmological research. We first derive a simplified Fisher information matrix for demonstration, and then conduct quantitative analyses via simulation. By varying the number of third-generation detectors and the scale of prior, we generate four catalogs of 1000 events. It is shown that, in the same detecting period, a network of detectors can recognize more and farther events than a single detector. Besides, adopting tighter prior and employing multiple detectors both decrease the error of luminosity distance. Also considered is the performance of a widely adopted formula in the error budget, which turns out to be a conservative choice in each case. As for cosmological applications, for the ΛCDM model, 500, 200, 600, and 300 events are required for the four configurations to achieve 1% H0 accuracy. With all 1000 events in each catalog, H0 and Ωm can be constrained to (0.66%, 0.37%, 0.76%, 0.49%), and (0.010, 0.006, 0.013, 0.010), respectively. The results of the Gaussian process also show that the gravitational wave standard siren can serve as a probe of cosmology at high redshifts.

The melting of neutron stars' crystalline cores and gamma-ray bursts

1976 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju. M. Bruk ◽  
K. I. Kugel
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts

Gamma-ray bursts from galactic neutron stars?

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
D. Hartmann ◽  
R.I. Epstein ◽  
S.E. Woosley
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts

scholarly journals Acceleration Processes for Gamma-Ray Bursts

1994 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 869-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor G. Mitrofanov
Keyword(s):  
Particle Acceleration ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Gamma Rays ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Initial Energy ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Acceleration Of Particles ◽  
Radiation Mechanisms ◽  
Radiative Pressure

AbstractIs it shown that for those astronomical models of cosmic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) which are associated with galactic neutron stars (NSs), the initial energy of the outburst could be converted to gamma-rays through processes of particle acceleration. The main emission mechanisms are considered for two basic alternatives, when particles are accelerated either by radiative pressure or by an electric field.Subject headings: acceleration of particles — gamma rays: bursts — radiation mechanisms: nonthermal

scholarly journals Astrophysical implications of neutron star inspiral and coalescence

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 2041015
Author(s):  
John L. Friedman ◽  
Nikolaos Stergioulas
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Maximum Mass ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spectral Bands ◽  
Heaviest Elements ◽  
X Ray Binaries

The first inspiral of two neutron stars observed in gravitational waves was remarkably close, allowing the kind of simultaneous gravitational wave and electromagnetic observation that had not been expected for several years. Their merger, followed by a gamma-ray burst and a kilonova, was observed across the spectral bands of electromagnetic telescopes. These GW and electromagnetic observations have led to dramatic advances in understanding short gamma-ray bursts; determining the origin of the heaviest elements; and determining the maximum mass of neutron stars. From the imprint of tides on the gravitational waveforms and from observations of X-ray binaries, one can extract the radius and deformability of inspiraling neutron stars. Together, the radius, maximum mass, and causality constrain the neutron-star equation of state, and future constraints can come from observations of post-merger oscillations. We selectively review these results, filling in some of the physics with derivations and estimates.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document