Michael Pürrer
(AEI)
02/06/2017 09:20
Contributed talk
The pioneering discovery of gravitational waves (GW) by Advanced LIGO has ushered
us into an era of observational GW astrophysics. Compact binaries remain the
primary target sources for GW observation, of which neutron star - black hole
(NSBH) binaries form an important subset.
GWs from NSBH sources carry signatures of the tidal distortion of the
neutron star by its companion black hole...
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Wolfgang Kastaun
(AEI Hannover)
02/06/2017 09:35
Contributed talk
I will present results from numerical simulations of binary neutron star mergers with emphasis on the structure of the merger remnants during the phase shortly after merger, when the GW signal might still be detectable before the amplitude becomes too small. The fluid flow and radial mass distribution determined numerically has implications regarding the question which physical effects are...
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Serena Vinciguerra
(University of Birmingham)
02/06/2017 09:50
Contributed talk
Coalescences of compact binaries play a fundamental role in astronomy.
They are not only considered the most promising sources of gravitational
waves for ground-based detectors such as LIGO and Virgo, but also the
central engine of short gamma ray bursts (SGRBs).
In the last decade, multi-wavelength observations of SGRBs and their
afterglow showed a variety of unexpected features, posing...
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Steven Reyes
(Syracuse University / LIGO)
02/06/2017 10:05
Contributed talk
The first observing run of the Advanced LIGO detectors took place from September 12, 2015 to January 19, 2016. In addition to binary black hole mergers, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration's searches for compact-object binaries also targets binary neutron stars and neutron star-black hole binaries. In this talk, I will give an overview of the results of the search for binary neutron star and...
