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We constrain the uncertainty in waiting times for detecting the first double-neutron-star (DNS) mergers by gravitational wave observatories. By accounting for the Poisson fluctuations in the rate density of DNS mergers and galaxy space…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-09 D. M. Coward

Neutron stars are the densest, directly observable stellar objects in the universe and serve as unique astrophysical laboratories to study the behavior of matter under extreme physical conditions. This book chapter is devoted to describing…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-11 N. Degenaar , V. F. Suleimanov

Latest general relativistic simulations for merger of binary neutron stars with realistic equations of state (EOSs) show that a hypermassive neutron star of an ellipsoidal figure is formed after the merger if the total mass is smaller than…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Masaru Shibata

The existence of neutron stars with $2M_\odot$ requires the strong stiffness of the equation of state (EoS) of neutron-star matter. We introduce a multi-pomeron exchange potential (MPP) working universally among 3- and 4-baryons to stiffen…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-12-27 Y. Yamamoto , H. Togashi , T. Tamagawa , T. Furumoto , N. Yasutake , Th. A. Rijken

We demonstrate how observables of slowly rotating neutron stars can be used to constrain the nuclear equation of state. By building a Bayesian framework we demonstrate how combining different types of neutron star measurements, motivated by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-07-20 Sebastian H. Völkel , Christian J. Krüger

Neutron stars are a remarkable marriage of Einstein's theory of general relativity with nuclear physics. Their interiors harbor extreme matter that cannot be probed in the laboratory. At such high densities and pressures, their cores may…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-02-10 Nicolas Yunes , M. Coleman Miller , Kent Yagi

The detection of gravitational waves from a neutron star merger, GW170817, marked the dawn of a new era in time-domain astronomy. Monitoring of the radio emission produced by the merger, including high-resolution radio imaging, enabled…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-09 Dougal Dobie , Tara Murphy , David L. Kaplan , Kenta Hotokezaka , Juan Pablo Bonilla Ataides , Elizabeth K. Mahony , Elaine M. Sadler

We construct new, multivariate empirical relations for measuring neutron star radii and tidal deformabilities from the dominant gravitational wave frequency in the post-merger phase of binary neutron star mergers. The relations determine…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-04-29 Stamatis Vretinaris , Nikolaos Stergioulas , Andreas Bauswein

Pre-merger localization of binary neutron stars (BNSs) is one of the most important scientific goals for the third generation (3G) gravitational wave (GW) detectors. It will enable the electromagnetic observation of the whole process of BNS…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-01-02 Qian Hu , John Veitch

Neutron-star (NS) merger simulations are conducted for 38 representative microphysical descriptions of high-density matter in order to explore the equation-of-state dependence of the postmerger ring-down phase. The formation of a deformed,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-30 A. Bauswein , H. -T. Janka , K. Hebeler , A. Schwenk

Measurement of macroscopic properties of neutron stars, whether in binary or in an isolated system, provides us a key opportunity to place a stringent constraint on its equation of state. In this paper, we perform Bayesian model-selection…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-28 Bhaskar Biswas

We present a search for gravitational waves from merging binary neutron stars which have non-negligible eccentricity as they enter the LIGO observing band. We use the public Advanced LIGO data which covers the period from 2015 through 2017…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-24 Alexander H. Nitz , Amber Lenon , Duncan A. Brown

The LIGO-Virgo collaboration ground-breaking detection of the binary neutron-star merger event, GW170817, has intensified efforts towards the understanding of the equation of state (EoS) of nuclear matter. In this letter, we compare…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2018-07-18 C. Y. Tsang , M. B. Tsang , P. Danielewicz , W. G. Lynch , F. J. Fattoyev

Gravitational wave astronomy has established its role in measuring the equation of state governing cold supranuclear matter. To date and in the near future, gravitational wave measurements from neutron star binaries are likely to be…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-09-04 Ka Wa Tsang , Tim Dietrich , Chris Van Den Broeck

We present numerical relativity simulations of nine-orbit equal-mass binary neutron star covering the quasicircular late inspiral and merger. The extracted gravitational waveforms are analyzed for convergence and accuracy. Second order…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-05-23 Sebastiano Bernuzzi , Marcus Thierfelder , Bernd Bruegmann

It may be possible to construct a laser interferometer gravitational wave antenna in space with $h_{rms}\sim 10^{-27}$ at $ f\sim 0.1{\rm Hz}$ in this century. We show possible specification of this antenna which we call DECIGO. Using this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Naoki Seto , Seiji Kawamura , Takashi Nakamura

Information about the neutron-star equation of state is encoded in the waveform of a black hole-neutron star system through tidal interactions and the possible tidal disruption of the neutron star. During the inspiral this information…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-02-26 Benjamin D. Lackey , Koutarou Kyutoku , Masaru Shibata , Patrick R. Brady , John L. Friedman

We introduce a new, powerful method to constrain properties of neutron stars (NSs). We show that the total mass of GW170817 provides a reliable constraint on the stellar radius if the merger did not result in a prompt collapse as suggested…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-13 Andreas Bauswein , Oliver Just , Hans-Thomas Janka , Nikolaos Stergioulas

Neutron star is the ultimate testing place for the physics of dense nuclear matter. Before the detection of gravitational waves from the merger of binary neutron stars, various nuclear equations of state have been used to estimate the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-06-03 Young-Min Kim , Kyujin Kwak , Chang Ho Hyun , Hana Gil , Chang-Hwan Lee

We show that the maximum and the minimum mass of merging neutron stars can be estimated with upcoming gravitational wave observations. We simulate populations of binary neutron star signals and model their mass distribution including upper…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-30 Katerina Chatziioannou , Will M. Farr