Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

2019· article· en· 1,308 citations· W2805726701 on OpenAlex· 10.1103/physrevx.9.011001

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Abstract

On August 17, 2017, the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo gravitational-wave detectors observed a low-mass compact binary inspiral. The initial sky localization of the source of the gravitational-wave signal, GW170817, allowed electromagnetic observatories to identify NGC 4993 as the host galaxy. In this work, we improve initial estimates of the binary’s properties, including component masses, spins, and tidal parameters, using the known source location, improved modeling, and recalibrated Virgo data. We extend the range of gravitational-wave frequencies considered down to 23 Hz, compared to 30 Hz in the initial analysis. We also compare results inferred using several signal models, which are more accurate and incorporate additional physical effects as compared to the initial analysis. We improve the localization of the gravitational-wave source to a 90% credible region of <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mrow><a:mn>16</a:mn><a:mtext> </a:mtext><a:mtext> </a:mtext><a:msup><a:mrow><a:mi>deg</a:mi></a:mrow><a:mrow><a:mn>2</a:mn></a:mrow></a:msup></a:mrow></a:math>. We find tighter constraints on the masses, spins, and tidal parameters, and continue to find no evidence for nonzero component spins. The component masses are inferred to lie between 1.00 and <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><c:mrow><c:mn>1.89</c:mn><c:mtext> </c:mtext><c:mtext> </c:mtext><c:msub><c:mrow><c:mi mathvariant="normal">M</c:mi></c:mrow><c:mrow><c:mo stretchy="false">⊙</c:mo></c:mrow></c:msub></c:mrow></c:math> when allowing for large component spins, and to lie between 1.16 and <g:math xmlns:g="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><g:mrow><g:mn>1.60</g:mn><g:mtext> </g:mtext><g:mtext> </g:mtext><g:msub><g:mrow><g:mi mathvariant="normal">M</g:mi></g:mrow><g:mrow><g:mo stretchy="false">⊙</g:mo></g:mrow></g:msub></g:mrow></g:math> (with a total mass <k:math xmlns:k="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><k:mrow><k:msubsup><k:mrow><k:mn>2.73</k:mn></k:mrow><k:mrow><k:mo>−</k:mo><k:mn>0.01</k:mn></k:mrow><k:mrow><k:mo>+</k:mo><k:mn>0.04</k:mn></k:mrow></k:msubsup><k:mtext> </k:mtext><k:mtext> </k:mtext><k:msub><k:mrow><k:mi mathvariant="normal">M</k:mi></k:mrow><k:mrow><k:mo stretchy="false">⊙</k:mo></k:mrow></k:msub></k:mrow></k:math>) when the spins are restricted to be within the range observed in Galactic binary neutron stars. Using a precessing model and allowing for large component spins, we constrain the dimensionless spins of the components to be less than 0.50 for the primary and 0.61 for the secondary. Under minimal assumptions about the nature of the compact objects, our constraints for the tidal deformability parameter <o:math xmlns:o="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><o:mover accent="true"><o:mi mathvariant="normal">Λ</o:mi><o:mo accent="true" stretchy="false">˜</o:mo></o:mover></o:math> are (0,630) when we allow for large component spins, and <u:math xmlns:u="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><u:mrow><u:msubsup><u:mrow><u:mn>300</u:mn></u:mrow><u:mrow><u:mo>−</u:mo><u:mn>230</u:mn></u:mrow><u:mrow><u:mo>+</u:mo><u:mn>420</u:mn></u:mrow></u:msubsup></u:mrow></u:math> (using a 90% highest posterior density interval) when restricting the magnitude of the component spins, ruling out several equation-of-state models at the 90% credible level. Finally, with LIGO and GEO600 data, we use a Bayesian analysis to place upper limits on the amplitude and spectral energy density of a possible postmerger signal. Published by the American Physical Society 2019

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Venue: Physical Review X
Topic: Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Canadian institutions: Canadian Institute for Theoretical AstrophysicsUniversity of Toronto
Funders: Conselleria d'Educació, Investigació, Cultura i EsportAustralian Research CouncilScience and Technology Facilities CouncilIstituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaMinistry of Science and Technology, TaiwanMinistry of Education, IndiaConseil Régional, Île-de-FranceNarodowe Centrum NaukiNational Research Foundation of KoreaDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of KeralaHungarian Scientific Research FundGeneralitat ValencianaIndustry CanadaKavli FoundationNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Research, Development and Innovation OfficeAgencia Estatal de InvestigaciónSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen ForschungGovern de les Illes BalearsNederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk OnderzoekRussian Foundation for Basic ResearchResearch Grants Council, University Grants CommitteeCentre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, IndiaNational Research FoundationNemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs HivatalAbdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical PhysicsInstituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareEuropean CommissionICTP South American Institute for Fundamental ResearchCanadian Institute for Advanced ResearchMinistero dello Sviluppo EconomicoInstitut des Origines de LyonRussian Science FoundationLeverhulme TrustScottish Funding CouncilEuropean Regional Development FundScottish Universities Physics AllianceOntario Ministry of Economic Development and InnovationScience and Engineering Research BoardNational Science FoundationRoyal SocietyDivision of Human Resource DevelopmentUniversity of PennsylvaniaResearch Corporation for Science Advancement
Keywords: PhysicsSpinsGravitational waveLIGOAstrophysicsNeutron starGalaxyBinary numberGravitational-wave observatory
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