Rapid neutron star equation of state inference with Normalising Flows
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| author | McGinn, Jordan Mukherjee, Arunava Irwin, Jessica Messenger, Christopher Williams, Michael J. Heng, Ik Siong |
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| contents | The first direct detection of gravitational waves from binary neutron stars on the 17th of August, 2017, (GW170817) heralded the arrival of a new messenger for probing neutron star astrophysics and provided the first constraints on neutron star equation of state from gravitational wave observations. Significant computational effort was expended to obtain these first results and therefore, as observations of binary neutron star coalescence become more routine in the coming observing runs, there is a need to improve the analysis speed and flexibility. Here, we present a rapid approach for inferring the neutron star equation of state based on Normalising Flows. As a demonstration, using the same input data, our approach, ASTREOS, produces results consistent with those presented by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration but requires < 1 sec to generate neutron star equation of state confidence intervals. Furthermore, ASTREOS allows for non-parametric equation of state inference. This rapid analysis will not only facilitate neutron star equation of state studies but can potentially enhance future alerts for electromagnetic follow-up observations of binary neutron star mergers. |
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| spellingShingle | Rapid neutron star equation of state inference with Normalising Flows McGinn, Jordan Mukherjee, Arunava Irwin, Jessica Messenger, Christopher Williams, Michael J. Heng, Ik Siong General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory The first direct detection of gravitational waves from binary neutron stars on the 17th of August, 2017, (GW170817) heralded the arrival of a new messenger for probing neutron star astrophysics and provided the first constraints on neutron star equation of state from gravitational wave observations. Significant computational effort was expended to obtain these first results and therefore, as observations of binary neutron star coalescence become more routine in the coming observing runs, there is a need to improve the analysis speed and flexibility. Here, we present a rapid approach for inferring the neutron star equation of state based on Normalising Flows. As a demonstration, using the same input data, our approach, ASTREOS, produces results consistent with those presented by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration but requires < 1 sec to generate neutron star equation of state confidence intervals. Furthermore, ASTREOS allows for non-parametric equation of state inference. This rapid analysis will not only facilitate neutron star equation of state studies but can potentially enhance future alerts for electromagnetic follow-up observations of binary neutron star mergers. |
| title | Rapid neutron star equation of state inference with Normalising Flows |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.17462 |