Electromagnetic field dynamics in Binary Neutron Stars

ORAL

Abstract

Neutron star mergers represent one of the most promising sources of gravitational waves (GW) within the bandwidth of advLIGO. In addition to GW, strong magnetic fields may offer the possibility of a characteristic electromagnetic signature allowing for concurrent detection. In this talk we present results from numerical evolutions of such mergers, studying the dynamics of both the gravitational and electromagnetic degrees of freedom.

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Authors

  • Carlos Palenzuela

    Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)

  • Matthew Anderson

    Lousiana State University, Louisiana State University

  • Eric Hirschmann

    Brigham Young University

  • Luis Lehner

    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Perimeter Institute, Perimeter Institute/Univ of Guelph, Perimeter Institute/University of Guelph

  • Steven Liebling

    Long Island University

  • David Neilsen

    Brigham Young University

  • Patrick Motl

    Indiana University Kokomo