GW190425 : observation of a compact binary coalescence with total mass ~ 3.4 M o

Abbott, B. P. and Angelova, S. V. and Birney, R. and Macfoy, S. and Reid, S., The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (2020) GW190425 : observation of a compact binary coalescence with total mass ~ 3.4 M o. Astrophysics Journal Letters, 892 (1). L3. ISSN 2041-8213 (https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab75f5)

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Abstract

On 2019 April 25, the LIGO Livingston detector observed a compact binary coalescence with signal-to-noise ratio 12.9. The Virgo detector was also taking data that did not contribute to detection due to a low signal-to-noise ratio, but were used for subsequent parameter estimation. The 90% credible intervals for the component masses range from to if we restrict the dimensionless component spin magnitudes to be smaller than 0.05). These mass parameters are consistent with the individual binary components being neutron stars. However, both the source-frame chirp mass and the total mass of this system are significantly larger than those of any other known binary neutron star (BNS) system. The possibility that one or both binary components of the system are black holes cannot be ruled out from gravitational-wave data. We discuss possible origins of the system based on its inconsistency with the known Galactic BNS population. Under the assumption that the signal was produced by a BNS coalescence, the local rate of neutron star mergers is updated to 250-2810.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:74010
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    20 March 2020
    Published
    13 February 2020
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:29 Sep 2020 14:34
    Last modified:15 Nov 2024 07:46
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/74010
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