Resonant Shattering Flares: Multimessenger Probes of Neutron Star Physics
Wednesday
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Resonant Shattering Flares: Multimessenger Probes of Neutron Star Physics
Date Submitted
2019-03-15 16:38:11
David
Tsang
University of Bath
Gravitational waves & multimessenger astronomy
Talk
D. Tsang (University of Bath)
Resonant Shattering Flares (RSFs) are expected to occur during the inspiral phase for some NS-NS and NS-BH mergers. They result from the resonant tidal excitation of the NS crust-coreinterface mode fracturing the crust and sparking a relativistic pair-photon fireball, emitted seconds before the merger.
RSFs are prompt, bright, and isotropic, allowing potential detection and triggering from well beyond the LIGO-horizon and may be an important source for detectable electromagnetic counterparts to GW mergers. When a GRB is present, they appear as pre-cursors to the main flare, while for off-axis systems they should appear as isolated under-luminous GRBs with extremely short duration. RSFs will depend on the age and magnetic evolution of neutron stars, as they require sufficient surface magnetic field to mediate the energy release.
I will discuss the physics and detectable emissions for RSFs compared to other counterparts, in NS/NS and NS/BH mergers, as well as estimates of the number of expected RSFs compared to possible orphan events.
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