Simulations of Binary Coalescence of a Neutron Star and a Black Hole
- 10 February 1998
- journal article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 494 (1) , L53-L55
- https://doi.org/10.1086/311151
Abstract
We present the results of Newtonian hydrodynamic simulations of the coalescence of a binary consisting of a black hole with a neutron star. The calculations show that for a wide range of initial conditions the core of the neutron star survives the initial mass transfer episode. We therefore identify black hole-neutron star binaries as the astrophysical production site of low mass neutron stars unstable to explosion. The relevance of the simulations to the theory of gamma-ray bursts is also discussed.Keywords
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