Spectral classification of gravitational-wave emission and equation of state constraints in binary neutron star mergers

Abstract

The first detection of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star merger (GW170817) and the accompanying electromagnetic emission has impressively advanced our understanding of the merger process and has set some first constraints on the macroscopic properties of neutron stars, with direct implications for the high-density equation of state. We discuss work on neutron star mergers focusing on the postmerger gravitational-wave emission. These studies are based on numerical simulations of the merger and survey a large sample of candidate equations of state for neutron star matter. The goal is to connect observables with the underlying physics questions. This offers a way to constrain the properties of high-density matter through the determination of neutron star radii, as inferred by an empirical relation connecting the dominant gravitational wave frequency peak in the postmerger phase to the radius of nonrotating neutron stars of a certain mass. We clarify the physical origin of secondary peaks and discuss a spectral classification scheme, based on their relative strength. Observational prospects for the dominant and the secondary peaks are also discussed. The threshold mass to black hole collapse is connected by another empirical relation to the maximum mass and compactness of nonrotating neutron stars, which can be derived semi-analytically. The observation of GW170817 then sets an absolute minimum radius for neutron stars of typical masses, based only on a minimal number of assumptions. We discuss future prospects, in light of the planned upgrades of the current gravitational wave detectors.

arXiv commentMatches published version in focus issue on 'Hadrons & Gravitational Waves After GW170817', Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 44 pages, 13 figures, 171 references

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