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The allowed parameter space of a long-lived neutron star as the merger remnant of GW170817

The allowed parameter space of a long-lived neutron star as the merger remnant of GW170817

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Limited by the sensitivities of the current gravitational wave (GW) detectors, the central remnant of the binary neutron star (NS) merger associated with GW170817 remains an open question. Considering the relatively large total mass, it is generally proposed that the merger of GW170817 would lead to a shortly lived hypermassive NS or directly produce a black hole (BH). There is no clear evidence to support or rule out a long-lived NS as the merger remnant. Here we utilize the GW and electromagnetic (EM) signals to comprehensively investigate the parameter space that allows a long-lived NS to survive as the merger remnant of GW170817. We find that for some stiff equations of state, the merger of GW170817 could, in principle, lead to a massive NS, which has a millisecond spin period. The post-merger GW signal could hardly constrain the ellipticity of the NS. If the ellipticity reaches $10^{-3}$, in order to be compatible with the multi-band EM observations, the dipole magnetic field of the NS ($B_p$) is constrained to the magnetar level of $\sim10^{14}$ G. If the ellipticity is smaller than $10^{-4}$, $B_p$ is constrained to the level of $\sim10^{10}-10^{12}\,$G. These conclusions weakly depend on the adoption of equations of state.

Shunke Ai、Ang Li、Xue-Feng Wu、Bing Zhang、He Gao、Zi-Gao Dai

10.3847/1538-4357/aac2b7

天文学物理学

Shunke Ai,Ang Li,Xue-Feng Wu,Bing Zhang,He Gao,Zi-Gao Dai.The allowed parameter space of a long-lived neutron star as the merger remnant of GW170817[EB/OL].(2018-02-02)[2025-08-03].https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.00571.点此复制

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