{
  "id": "2205.11377",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2022-05-23T15:11:52.000Z",
  "updated": "2022-05-23T15:11:52.000Z",
  "title": "Detecting the impact of nuclear reactions on neutron star mergers through gravitational waves",
  "authors": [
    "Peter Hammond",
    "Ian Hawke",
    "Nils Andersson"
  ],
  "comment": "6 pages, 2 figures",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph.HE",
    "gr-qc"
  ],
  "abstract": "Nuclear reactions may affect gravitational-wave signals from neutron-star mergers, but the impact is uncertain. In order to quantify the effect, we compare two numerical simulations representing intuitive extremes. In one case reactions happen instantaneously. In the other case, they occur on timescales much slower than the evolutionary timescale. We show that, while the differences in the two gravitational-wave signals are small, they should be detectable by third-generation observatories. To avoid systematic errors in equation of state parameters inferred from observed signals, we need to accurately implement nuclear reactions in future simulations.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2022-05-23T15:11:52.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "neutron star mergers",
      "gravitational waves",
      "simulations representing intuitive extremes",
      "case reactions happen",
      "accurately implement nuclear reactions"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 6,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}