Signature of hadron-quark crossover in binary-neutron-star mergers

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Hauptverfasser: Fujimoto, Yuki, Fukushima, Kenji, Hotokezaka, Kenta, Kyutoku, Koutarou
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author Fujimoto, Yuki
Fukushima, Kenji
Hotokezaka, Kenta
Kyutoku, Koutarou
author_facet Fujimoto, Yuki
Fukushima, Kenji
Hotokezaka, Kenta
Kyutoku, Koutarou
contents We study observational signatures of the hadron-quark crossover in binary-neutron-star mergers by numerical-relativity simulations with various mass configurations. We employ two equations of state (EoSs) for matter consistent with inference from the observational data. In the crossover scenario the EoS is softened in a density realized in binary-neutron-star mergers and is smoothly continued to quark matter. In the phase transition scenario without crossover, the EoS remains stiff and a first-order phase transition takes place in a density out of reach of mergers. A GW170817-like system forms a remnant massive neutron star in both scenarios, and it collapses into a black hole only in the crossover scenario due to the softening while gravitational-wave emission is strong. This difference is clearly reflected in the sudden shutdown of gravitational waves. For a given EoS, the lifetime of the merger remnant is determined primarily by the total mass of the system. Identifying these features in a variety of future events with the next generation of ground-based gravitational-wave detectors will enable us to clarify details of hadron-quark transition. The mass of the accretion disk surrounding the remnant black hole is affected not only by the lifetime of the remnant but also by the mass ratio of the system. Electromagnetic emission associated with the disk outflow will also be useful for detailed investigation of the hadron-quark transition.
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spellingShingle Signature of hadron-quark crossover in binary-neutron-star mergers
Fujimoto, Yuki
Fukushima, Kenji
Hotokezaka, Kenta
Kyutoku, Koutarou
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Nuclear Theory
We study observational signatures of the hadron-quark crossover in binary-neutron-star mergers by numerical-relativity simulations with various mass configurations. We employ two equations of state (EoSs) for matter consistent with inference from the observational data. In the crossover scenario the EoS is softened in a density realized in binary-neutron-star mergers and is smoothly continued to quark matter. In the phase transition scenario without crossover, the EoS remains stiff and a first-order phase transition takes place in a density out of reach of mergers. A GW170817-like system forms a remnant massive neutron star in both scenarios, and it collapses into a black hole only in the crossover scenario due to the softening while gravitational-wave emission is strong. This difference is clearly reflected in the sudden shutdown of gravitational waves. For a given EoS, the lifetime of the merger remnant is determined primarily by the total mass of the system. Identifying these features in a variety of future events with the next generation of ground-based gravitational-wave detectors will enable us to clarify details of hadron-quark transition. The mass of the accretion disk surrounding the remnant black hole is affected not only by the lifetime of the remnant but also by the mass ratio of the system. Electromagnetic emission associated with the disk outflow will also be useful for detailed investigation of the hadron-quark transition.
title Signature of hadron-quark crossover in binary-neutron-star mergers
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.10298