Can Thorne-Zytkow objects source GW1908-14 type events?

ORAL

Abstract

We consider scenarios where a mass gap black hole is formed as the end state of a Thorne-Zytkow object: a red giant with a neutron star in its core. We estimate the rate for such mass gap objects to subsequently merge with a black hole.

*NSF Grants PHY-1806219 and PHY-2102914

Publication: arXiv:2106.07662

Presenters

  • David Garfinkle

    • Oakland University

Authors

  • David Garfinkle

    • Oakland University
  • Ilias Cholis

    • Oakland University
  • Konstantinos Kritos

    • National Technical University of Athens