8 papers
The Kick Velocities of Neutron Stars in Binary Systems
Paul Disberg, Ilya Mandel, Ryosuke Hirai
Neutron stars (NSs) receive natal kicks on their formation in supernovae (SNe). We consider constraints placed on the natal kick magnitudes by NSs in different classes of binary sy…
Scientific understanding across disciplines: in varietate concordia?
Henk W. de Regt, Milo D. Cornelissen, Vincent Coumans +7
Understanding is a generally acknowledged aim of science, but the way in which understanding is pursued and criteria for when it is achieved differ widely across scientific discipl…
On Bimodality in the Eccentricity Distribution of Galactic Double Neutron Stars
Aldana Grichener, Paul Disberg, Ryosuke Hirai +1
The detection of Galactic double neutron stars (DNSs) through pulsar timing offers a unique opportunity to probe massive stellar and binary evolution. The observed DNS population e…
The maximum offsets of binary neutron star mergers from host galaxies
Ilya Mandel, Om Sharan Salafia, Andrew Levan +1
We analytically derive, and illustrate with a population synthesis model, the maximum offset of binary neutron star mergers ejected from their host galaxies. This approximate maxim…
The metallicity dependence of long-duration gamma-ray bursts
Paul Disberg, Anne Lankreijer, Martyna Chruślińska +5
Both theoretical models and observations of collapsar created gamma-ray bursts -- typically long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) -- suggest that these transients cannot occur at…
Imagination and Understanding through Astrophysical Imagery
Paul H. W. Disberg
Scientific articles, for instance in the field of astrophysics, are often filled with a variety of images. In philosophical studies, these images are usually analyzed in terms of t…