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Electromagneticcounterparts ofcompact objectmergers powered bythe radioactive decayof r-process nuclei Brian D. MetzgerG. Martı́nez-PinedoSiva Darbha2010 год

Electromagnetic counterparts of compact object mergers powered by the radioactive decay of r-process nuclei
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Аннотация: The most promising astrophysical sources of kHz gravitational waves (GWs) are the inspiral and merger of binary neutron star(NS)/black hole systems.Maximizing the scientific return of a GW detection will require identifying a coincident electromagnetic (EM) counterpart.One of the most likely sources of isotropic EM emission from compact object mergers is a supernova-like transient powered by the radioactive decay of heavy elements synthesized in ejecta from the merger.We present the first calculations of the optical transients from compact object mergers that self-consistently determine the radioactive heating by means of a nuclear reaction network; using this heating rate, we model the light curve with a one dimensional Monte Carlo radiation transfer calculation.For an ejecta mass ∼ 10 -2 M ⊙ [10 -3 M ⊙ ] the resulting light curve peaks on a timescale ∼ 1 day at a V-band luminosity νL ν ∼ 3 × 10 41 [10 41 ] ergs s -1 (M V = -15[-14]); this corresponds to an effective "f" parameter ∼ 3 × 10 -6 in the Li-Paczynski toy model.We argue that these results are relatively insensitive to uncertainties in the relevant nuclear physics and to the precise early-time dynamics and ejecta composition.Since NS merger transients peak at a luminosity that is a factor ∼ 10 3 higher than a typical nova, we propose naming these events "kilo-novae."Due to the rapid evolution and low luminosity of NS merger transients, EM counterpart searches triggered by GW detections will require close collaboration between the GW and astronomical communities.NS merger transients may also be detectable following a short-duration Gamma-Ray Burst or "blindly" with present or upcoming optical transient surveys.Because the emission produced by NS merger ejecta is powered by the formation of rare r-process elements, current optical transient surveys can directly constrain the unknown origin of the heaviest elements in the Universe.
Год издания: 2010
Авторы: Brian D. Metzger, G. Martı́nez-Pinedo, Siva Darbha, Eliot Quataert, Almudena Arcones, Daniel Kasen, R. C. Thomas, P. Nugent, I. V. Panov, N. T. Zinner
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Источник: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ключевые слова: Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Nuclear physics research studies
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