Numerical-relativity simulations of long-lived remnants of binary neutron star mergers

Roberto De Pietri, Alessandra Feo, José A. Font, Frank Löffler, Michele Pasquali, and Nikolaos Stergioulas
Phys. Rev. D 101, 064052 – Published 24 March 2020

Abstract

We analyze the properties of the gravitational wave signal emitted after the merger of a binary neutron star system when the remnant survives for more than a 80 ms (and up to 140 ms). We employ four different piecewise polytropic equations of state supplemented by an ideal fluid thermal component. We find that the postmerger phase can be subdivided into three phases: an early postmerger phase (where the quadrupole mode and a few subdominant features are active), the intermediate postmerger phase (where only the quadrupole mode is active) and the late postmerger phase (where convective instabilities trigger inertial modes). The inertial modes have frequencies somewhat smaller than the quadrupole modes. In one model, we find an interesting association of a corotation of the quadrupole mode in parts of the star with a revival of its amplitude. The gravitational wave emission of inertial modes in the late postmerger phase is concentrated in a narrow frequency region and is potentially detectable by the planned third-generation detectors. This allows for the possibility of probing not only the cold part of the equation of state, but also its dependence on finite temperature. In view of these results, it will be important to investigate the impact of various type of viscosities on the potential excitation of inertial modes in binary neutron star merger remnants.

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  • Received 10 October 2019
  • Accepted 28 February 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.101.064052

© 2020 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Gravitation, Cosmology & Astrophysics

Authors & Affiliations

Roberto De Pietri1,2, Alessandra Feo3,2, José A. Font4,5, Frank Löffler6,7, Michele Pasquali1,2, and Nikolaos Stergioulas8

  • 1Parma University, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A, I-43124 Parma (PR), Italy
  • 2INFN gruppo collegato di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A, I-43124 Parma (PR), Italy
  • 3Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Parma University, Parco Area delle Scienze, 157/A, I-43124 Parma (PR), Italy
  • 4Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot (València), Spain
  • 5Observatori Astronòmic, Universitat de València, C/ Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna (València), Spain
  • 6Heinz Nixdorf Chair for Distributed Information Systems, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
  • 7Center for Computation & Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 USA
  • 8Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece

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Vol. 101, Iss. 6 — 15 March 2020

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