Impact of GW170817 for the nuclear physics of the EOS and the r-process

被引：7

作者：

Lattimer, J. M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Phys & Astron, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA

来源：

ANNALS OF PHYSICS | 2019年 / 411卷

关键词：

Neutron stars; Equation of state; r-process; Neutron star mergers; NEUTRON-STARS; GAMMA-RAYS; CYGNUS X-1; ELEMENTS; BINARY; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; SUPERNOVAE; BURST; DECOMPRESSION; ORIGIN;

D O I：

10.1016/j.aop.2019.167963

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The recent LIGO/Virgo detection of gravitational radiation from GW170817 bears the clear signature of a binary neutron star merger and has validated a number of theoretical predictions. High-energy radiation in the form of a short gamma-ray burst was observed 1.7 s following the merger, and an extended optical/infrared afterglow lasting weeks was observed by dozens of observatories. Short gamma-ray bursts had been thought to be produced by mergers, and the afterglow is the predicted signal of radioactive decays from decompressing neutron-rich matter catastrophically ejected from the merging stars. The afterglow provided solid evidence that neutron star mergers are a major, if not primary, source of r-process nuclei, that half of all nuclei heavier than iron formed from the rapid capture of neutrons. Although this idea was proposed nearly 45 years ago, it was largely ignored in favor of a supernova mechanism. Over the last decade, however, evidence has been accumulating that supernovae are not the primary r-process source. GW170817 may have finally settled this question, which has been one of the thorniest problems in nuclear physics and astrophysics. This article presents my personal perspective of this paradigm shift. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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