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Una contraparte de radio para una fusión de estrellas de neutrones
G Hallinan1, A Corsi2, K P Mooley3
1Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. gh@astro.caltech.edu.
Resumen
Los científicos detectaron señales de radio de una fusión de estrellas de neutrones binarias (GW170817), revelando información sobre la fusión
Área de la Ciencia:
- La astrofísica
- Astronomía de varios mensajeros
- Astronomía de las ondas gravitacionales
Sus antecedentes:
- La detección de ondas gravitacionales del evento de fusión de estrellas de neutrones binarias GW170817 proporcionó la primera evidencia directa de tales colisiones cósmicas.
- La detección simultánea de radiación electromagnética confirmó la ubicación de la fusión en la galaxia NGC 4993, a aproximadamente 40 megaparsecs de distancia.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el contexto energético y ambiental del evento de fusión GW170817.
- Para identificar y caracterizar una contraparte de radio para el evento de ondas gravitacionales.
- Diferenciar entre los modelos propuestos para las consecuencias de la fusión.
Principales métodos:
- Detección de una fuente de radio equivalente que aparece 16 días después de la fusión.
- Análisis de la emisión de radio para diagnosticar la energía de la fusión y el medio ambiente.
- Utilizando interferometría de línea de base muy larga (VLBI) para la geometría de los escombros y las mediciones de velocidad angular.
Principales resultados:
- Una fuente de contraparte de radio fue detectada 16 días después del evento GW170817.
- La emisión de radio observada es consistente con un chorro ultrarelativista fuera del eje o un capullo de eyecciones ligeramente relativistas.
- Se espera que las curvas de luz de radio dentro de los 100 días distingan entre estos dos modelos.
Conclusiones:
- La contraparte de radio proporciona datos cruciales para comprender la física de las fusiones binarias de estrellas de neutrones.
- Las futuras observaciones permitirán la medición directa de la geometría de los escombros y la velocidad angular a través de VLBI.
- Este estudio pone de relieve el poder de la astronomía multi-mensajero en desentrañar los eventos cósmicos extremos.
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