Speaker
Christian Fromm
(University of Wuerzburg)
Description
Binary neutron star mergers offer a multitude of observable signatures.
They emit gravitational waves during the in-spiral and merger and produce rich kilo nova signatures from the neutron-rich ejected matter. Furthermore, they launch ultra-relativistic jets which give rise to the prompt and late-time afterglow emission.
The properties of the afterglow depend mainly on the jet structure, the ambient medium density and our line of sight. We use GRMHD simulations of different jet launching scenarios to explore their imprint on the multi-frequency afterglow. In addition we compute radio images of the afterglow in the GHz range in order to capture possible observable signature using the ngVLA long on milliarcsecond scales
| What is your career stage? | Non-tenured scientist (post PhD) |
|---|---|
| Which telescopes do you use / are you affiliated with? | VLA, ngVLA |
Primary author
Christian Fromm
(University of Wuerzburg)
Co-authors
Dr
Antonios Nathanail
(Academy of Athens)
Prof.
Luciano Rezzolla
(University of Frankfurt)
