Neutron star merger remnants: Xiamen-CUSTIPEN Workshop on the EOS of Dense Neutron-Rich Matter in the Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy 2019
Neutron star merger remnants: Xiamen-CUSTIPEN Workshop on the EOS of Dense Neutron-Rich Matter in the Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy 2019
The binary neutron star merger GW170817/GRB170817A confirmed that at least some neutron star mergers are the progenitors of short gamma-ray bursts. Many short gamma-ray bursts have long-term x-ray afterglows that have been interpreted in terms of post-merger millisecond magnetars - rapidly rotating, highly magnetised, massive neutron stars. We review our current understanding of millisecond magnetars born in short gamma-ray bursts, focusing particularly three main topics. First, whether millisecond magnetars really do provide the most plausible explain for the x-ray plateau. Second, determining and observing the gravitational-wave emission from these remnants. Third, determining the equation of state of nuclear matter from current and future x-ray and gravitational-wave measurements.
American Institute of Physics
Lasky, Paul D.
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Li, Bao-An
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17 July 2019
Lasky, Paul D.
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Sarin, Nikhil
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Ashton, Greg
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Li, Bao-An
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Li, Ang
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Xu, Furong
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Lasky, Paul D., Sarin, Nikhil and Ashton, Greg
(2019)
Neutron star merger remnants: Xiamen-CUSTIPEN Workshop on the EOS of Dense Neutron-Rich Matter in the Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy 2019.
Li, Bao-An, Li, Ang, Xu, Furong, Li, Ang, Li, Bao-An and Xu, Furong
(eds.)
In Xiamen-CUSTIPEN Workshop on the EOS of Dense Neutron-Rich Matter in the Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy.
vol. 2127,
American Institute of Physics..
(doi:10.1063/1.5117815).
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Abstract
The binary neutron star merger GW170817/GRB170817A confirmed that at least some neutron star mergers are the progenitors of short gamma-ray bursts. Many short gamma-ray bursts have long-term x-ray afterglows that have been interpreted in terms of post-merger millisecond magnetars - rapidly rotating, highly magnetised, massive neutron stars. We review our current understanding of millisecond magnetars born in short gamma-ray bursts, focusing particularly three main topics. First, whether millisecond magnetars really do provide the most plausible explain for the x-ray plateau. Second, determining and observing the gravitational-wave emission from these remnants. Third, determining the equation of state of nuclear matter from current and future x-ray and gravitational-wave measurements.
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Published date: 17 July 2019
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Funding Information: We thank James Clark for useful comments on the manuscript. PDL is extremely grateful to the organisers of the conference for the invitation and for hosting a wonderful meeting. PDL is supported through Australian Research Council Future Fellowship FT160100112 and ARC Discovery Project DP180103155. NS is supported through an Australian Postgraduate Award. Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Author(s).
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Xiamen-CUSTIPEN Workshop on the EOS of Dense Neutron-Rich Matter in the Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy 2019, , Xiamen, China, 2019-01-03 - 2019-01-07
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Paul D. Lasky
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Nikhil Sarin
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Greg Ashton
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Bao-An Li
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Ang Li
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Furong Xu
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Ang Li
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Bao-An Li
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Furong Xu
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