Gravitational waves and mass ejecta from binary neutron star mergers: Effect of the mass ratio
Gravitational waves and mass ejecta from binary neutron star mergers: Effect of the mass ratio
We present new (3+1)D numerical relativity simulations of the binary neutron star (BNS) merger and postmerger phase. We focus on a previously inaccessible region of the binary parameter space spanning the binary's mass-ratio $q\sim1.00-1.75$ for different total masses and equations of state, and up to $q\sim2$ for a stiff BNS …