We present new numerical relativity results of neutron star (NS) mergers with chirp mass 1.188 M0 and mass ratios q = 1.67 and q = 1.8 using finite-temperature equations of state (EOS), approximate neutrino transport, and a subgrid model for magnetohydrodynamics-induced turbulent viscosity. The EOS are compatible with nuclear and astrophysical constraints and include a new microphysical model derived from ab initio calculations based on the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach. We report for the first time evidence for accretion-induced prompt collapse in high-mass-ratio mergers, in which the tidal disruption of the companion and its accretion on to the primary star determine prompt black hole (BH) formation. As a result of the tidal disruption, an accretion disc of neutron-rich and cold matter forms with baryon masses ~0.15M0, and it is significantly heavier than the remnant discs in equal-masses prompt-collapse mergers. Massive dynamical ejecta of the order of ~0.01 MG also originate from the tidal disruption. They are neutron-rich and expand from the orbital plane with a crescent-like geometry. Consequently, bright, red, and temporally extended kilonova emission is predicted from these mergers. Our results show that prompt BH mergers can power bright electromagnetic counterparts for high-mass-ratio binaries, and that the binary mass ratio can be, in principle, constrained from multimessenger observations.

Accretion-induced prompt black hole formation in asymmetric neutron star mergers, dynamical ejecta, and kilonova signals / Bernuzzi, Sebastiano; Breschi, Matteo; Daszuta, Boris; Endrizzi, Andrea; Logoteta, Domenico; Nedora, Vsevolod; Perego, Albino; Radice, David; Schianchi, Federico; Zappa, Francesco; Bombaci, Ignazio; Ortiz, Nestor. - In: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 0035-8711. - 497:2(2020), pp. 1488-1507. [10.1093/mnras/staa1860]

Accretion-induced prompt black hole formation in asymmetric neutron star mergers, dynamical ejecta, and kilonova signals

Endrizzi, Andrea;Perego, Albino;
2020-01-01

Abstract

We present new numerical relativity results of neutron star (NS) mergers with chirp mass 1.188 M0 and mass ratios q = 1.67 and q = 1.8 using finite-temperature equations of state (EOS), approximate neutrino transport, and a subgrid model for magnetohydrodynamics-induced turbulent viscosity. The EOS are compatible with nuclear and astrophysical constraints and include a new microphysical model derived from ab initio calculations based on the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach. We report for the first time evidence for accretion-induced prompt collapse in high-mass-ratio mergers, in which the tidal disruption of the companion and its accretion on to the primary star determine prompt black hole (BH) formation. As a result of the tidal disruption, an accretion disc of neutron-rich and cold matter forms with baryon masses ~0.15M0, and it is significantly heavier than the remnant discs in equal-masses prompt-collapse mergers. Massive dynamical ejecta of the order of ~0.01 MG also originate from the tidal disruption. They are neutron-rich and expand from the orbital plane with a crescent-like geometry. Consequently, bright, red, and temporally extended kilonova emission is predicted from these mergers. Our results show that prompt BH mergers can power bright electromagnetic counterparts for high-mass-ratio binaries, and that the binary mass ratio can be, in principle, constrained from multimessenger observations.
2020
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Bernuzzi, Sebastiano; Breschi, Matteo; Daszuta, Boris; Endrizzi, Andrea; Logoteta, Domenico; Nedora, Vsevolod; Perego, Albino; Radice, David; Schianch...espandi
Accretion-induced prompt black hole formation in asymmetric neutron star mergers, dynamical ejecta, and kilonova signals / Bernuzzi, Sebastiano; Breschi, Matteo; Daszuta, Boris; Endrizzi, Andrea; Logoteta, Domenico; Nedora, Vsevolod; Perego, Albino; Radice, David; Schianchi, Federico; Zappa, Francesco; Bombaci, Ignazio; Ortiz, Nestor. - In: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 0035-8711. - 497:2(2020), pp. 1488-1507. [10.1093/mnras/staa1860]
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