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We present here the first 2D rotating, multi-group, radiation magnetohydrodynamics (RMHD) simulations of supernova core collapse, bounce, and explosion. In the context of rapid rotation, we focus on the dynamical effects of magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Adam Burrows , Luc Dessart , Eli Livne , Christian D. Ott , Jeremiah Murphy

Binary neutron-star mergers have long been associated with short-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). This connection was confirmed with the first coincident detection of gravitational waves together with electromagnetic radiation from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-11 Antonios Nathanail , Oliver Porth , Luciano Rezzolla

We present general relativistic numerical simulations of binary neutron star (BNS) mergers with different initial spin configurations. We focus on models with stars of mass 1.4 M_sol each, which employ the equation of state (EOS) by Shen,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-26 Wolfgang Kastaun , Riccardo Ciolfi , Andrea Endrizzi , Bruno Giacomazzo

The merger of a binary neutron star system is suggested as the central engine of short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). For the merger process, simulations predict that magnetic field is amplified beyond magnetar field strength by Kelvin-Helmholtz…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-06 Nissim Fraija , William H. Lee , Peter Veres , Rodolfo Barniol Duran

Strongly-magnetized, rapidly-rotating neutron stars are contenders for the central engines of both long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) and hydrogen-poor super-luminous supernovae (SLSNe-I). Models for typical (~minute long) LGRBs invoke…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-09 Brian D. Metzger , Ben Margalit , Daniel Kasen , Eliot Quataert

We investigate the nucleosynthesis and kilonova properties of binary neutron-star (NS) merger models which lead to intermediate remnant lifetimes of ~0.1-1seconds until black-hole (BH) formation and describe all components of material…

A millisecond magnetar engine has been widely suggested to exist in gamma-ray burst (GRB) phenomena, in view of its substantial influences on the GRB afterglow emission. In this paper, we investigate the effects of the magnetar engine on…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-07 Zhen-Dong Zhang , Yun-Wei Yu , Liang-Duan Liu

The simultaneous detection of electromagnetic and gravitational wave emission from merging neutron star binaries would aid greatly in their discovery and interpretation. By studying turbulent amplification of magnetic fields in local…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-15 Jonathan Zrake , Andrew I. MacFadyen

The recent detections of the $\sim10$-s long $\gamma$-ray bursts (GRBs) 211211A and 230307A followed by softer temporally extended emission (EE) and kilonovae, point to a new GRB class. Using state-of-the-art first-principles simulations,…

Two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations are performed using the ZEUS-2D code to investigate the dynamics of a collapsar that generates a GRB jet, taking account of realistic equation of state, neutrino cooling and heating processes,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Shigehiro Nagataki , Rohta Takahashi , Akira Mizuta , Tomoya Takiwaki

We explore the electromagnetic counterparts that will associate with binary neutron star mergers for the case that remnant massive neutron stars survive for $\gtrsim 0.5\,$s after the merger. For this study, we employ the outflow profiles…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-31 Kyohei Kawaguchi , Sho Fujibayashi , Kenta Hotokezaka , Masaru Shibata , Shinya Wanajo

Millisecond magnetars are widely suggested as the central engines powering hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe). These magnetars primarily lose huge rotational energy through gravitational wave radiation (GWR) and magnetic dipole…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-30 C. X. Liu , T. F. Feng , J. M. Dong

By means of HARM\_COOL\_EOS, which is our code for conservative relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, we developed a new scheme for the simulation of a system formed after compact binary merger. Our code works with a tabulated equation of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-01-18 Agnieszka Janiuk , Gerardo Urrutia

In this paper, we investigate the properties of binary neutron stars (BNSs) and their mergers by combining population synthesis models for binary stellar evolution (BSE) with cosmological galaxy formation and evolution models. We obtain…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-10-20 Qingbo Chu , Shenghua Yu , Youjun Lu

The neutrino-driven wind cooling phase of proto-neutron stars (PNSs) follows successful supernovae. Wind models without magnetic fields or rotation fail to achieve the necessary conditions for production of the third $r-$process peak, but…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-09 Tejas Prasanna , Matthew S. B. Coleman , Todd A. Thompson

Short $\gamma$-ray burst (sGRB) jets form in the aftermath of a neutron star merger, drill through disk winds and dynamical ejecta, and extend over four to five orders of magnitude in distance before breaking out of the ejecta. We present…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-07-06 Ore Gottlieb , Serena Moseley , Teresita Ramirez-Aguilar , Ariadna Murguia-Berthier , Matthew Liska , Alexander Tchekhovskoy

We present general-relativistic radiation magnetohydrodynamics simulations of binary neutron star mergers performed with GR-Athena++. Neutrino transport is treated using a moment-based, energy-integrated scheme (M1), augmented by neutrino…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-23 Boris Daszuta , Sebastiano Bernuzzi , Maximilian Jacobi , Eduardo M. Gutiérrez , Peter Hammond , William Cook , David Radice

Whether a short gamma-ray burst (GRB) is caused by a black hole (BH) or a neutron star (NS) after the merger of a NS binary is a crucial problem. We propose a BH model that explains short GRBs with long-lasting activities such as extended…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-24 Shota Kisaka , Kunihito Ioka

The first direct detection of the gravitational wave (GW) event GW170817 and its electromagnetic (EM) counterpart open a new window for studying of multi-messenger astronomy. However, how to identify the remnant of binary neutron star (NS)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-22 Suo-Ning Wang , Hou-Jun Lü , Xiao-Xuan Liu , Jared Rice , Jia Ren , En-Wei Liang

Short Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are known to be associated with binary neutron star (NSNS) or black hole-neutron star (BHNS) mergers. The detection of gravitational wave and its associated electromagnetic counterparts GW/GRB 170817A has shown…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-04 Gerardo Urrutia , Agnieszka Janiuk , Fatemeh Hossein Nouri