scholarly journals m=1instability and gravitational wave signal in binary neutron star mergers

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Lehner ◽  
Steven L. Liebling ◽  
Carlos Palenzuela ◽  
Patrick M. Motl
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Wave Signal ◽  
Binary Neutron Star

Cosmic Spacequakes

2019 ◽  
pp. 138-145
Author(s):  
Nicholas Mee
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Dwarf Galaxy ◽  
Exceptional Case ◽  
Heavy Elements ◽  
Gamma Ray Burst ◽  
Wave Signal ◽  
Binary Neutron Star

The fourth gravitational wave signal detected by LIGO GW170817 coincided with a short gamma ray burst and these signals have been interpreted as the result of a binary neutron star merger. It is thought that gold and other heavy elements are produced in binary neutron star collisions and the GW170817 event has provided support for this idea. Further evidence that heavy elements are produced in extremely rare events such as binary neutron star mergers has been deduced from the scarcity of these elements in dwarf galaxies. The Reticulum II dwarf galaxy is an exceptional case that does contain heavy elements that might have been created in a single such event.

scholarly journals Waveform systematics in the gravitational-wave inference of tidal parameters and equation of state from binary neutron-star signals

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossella Gamba ◽  
Matteo Breschi ◽  
Sebastiano Bernuzzi ◽  
Michalis Agathos ◽  
Alessandro Nagar
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Binary Neutron Star

scholarly journals Accelerated detection of the binary neutron star gravitational-wave background

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Hernandez Vivanco ◽  
Rory Smith ◽  
Eric Thrane ◽  
Paul D. Lasky
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Binary Neutron Star ◽  
Gravitational Wave Background

scholarly journals Measuring the eccentricity of GW170817 and GW190425

2020 ◽  
Vol 497 (2) ◽  
pp. 1966-1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber K Lenon ◽  
Alexander H Nitz ◽  
Duncan A Brown
Keyword(s):  
Parameter Estimation ◽  
Neutron Star ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Matched Filter ◽  
Wave Frequency ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Binary Neutron Star ◽  
Wave Emission

ABSTRACT Two binary neutron star mergers, GW170817 and GW190425, have been detected by Advanced LIGO and Virgo. These signals were detected by matched-filter searches that assume that the star’s orbit has circularized by the time their gravitational-wave emission is observable. This suggests that their eccentricity is low, but full parameter estimation of their eccentricity has not yet been performed. We use gravitational-wave observations to measure the eccentricity of GW170817 and GW190425. We find that the eccentricity at a gravitational-wave frequency of 10 Hz is e ≤ 0.024 and e ≤ 0.048 for GW170817 and GW190425, respectively (90 per cent confidence). This is consistent with the binaries being formed in the field, as such systems are expected to have circularized to e ≤ 10−4 by the time they reach the LIGO–Virgo band. Our constraint is a factor of 2 smaller that an estimate based on GW170817 being detected by searches that neglect eccentricity. However, we caution that we find significant prior dependence in our limits, suggesting that there is limited information in the signals. We note that other techniques used to constrain binary neutron star eccentricity without full parameter estimation may miss degeneracies in the waveform, and that for future signals, it will be important to perform full parameter estimation with accurate waveform templates.

scholarly journals Probing binary neutron star mergers in dense environments using afterglow counterparts

2020 ◽  
Vol 639 ◽  
pp. A15
Author(s):  
Raphaël Duque ◽  
Paz Beniamini ◽  
Frédéric Daigne ◽  
Robert Mochkovitch
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
High Density ◽  
Binary Neutron Star ◽  
Delay Times ◽  
Wave Event

The only binary neutron star merger gravitational wave event with detected electromagnetic counterparts recorded to date is GRB170817A. This merger occurred in a rarefied medium with a density smaller than 10−3 − 10−2 cm−3. Since kicks are imparted to neutron star binaries upon formation, and due to their long delay times before merger, such low-density circum-merger media are generally expected. However, there is some indirect evidence for fast-merging or low-kick binaries, which would coalesce in denser environments. Nonetheless, present astronomical data are largely inconclusive on the possibility of these high-density mergers. We describe a method to directly probe this hypothetical population of high-density mergers through multi-messenger observations of binary neutron star merger afterglows, exploiting the high sensitivity of these signals to the density of the merger environment. This method is based on a sample of merger afterglows that has yet to be collected. Its constraining power is large, even with a small sample of events. We discuss the method’s limitations and applicability. In the upcoming era of third-generation gravitational wave detectors, this method’s potential will be fully realized as it will allow us to probe mergers that occurred soon after the peak of cosmic star formation, provided the follow-up campaigns are able to locate the sources.

scholarly journals Gravitational wave afterglow in binary neutron star mergers

2015 ◽  
Vol 92 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela D. Doneva ◽  
Kostas D. Kokkotas ◽  
Pantelis Pnigouras
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Binary Neutron Star
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