Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-10-27
Phys.Rev.D81:024012,2010
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
20 pages, 24 figures, 32 eps files (high resolution images can be provided upon request); revised version with minor changes,
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.81.024012
We perform three-dimensional relativistic hydrodynamical simulations of the coalescence of strange stars (SSs) and explore the possibility to decide on the strange matter hypothesis by means of gravitational-wave (GW) measurements. Selfbinding of strange quark matter (SQM) and the generally more compact stars yield features that clearly distinguish SS from neutron star (NS) mergers, e.g. hampering tidal disruption during the plunge of quark stars. Furthermore, instead of forming dilute halos around the remnant as in the case of NS mergers, the coalescence of SSs results in a differentially rotating hypermassive object with a sharp surface layer surrounded by a geometrically thin, clumpy high-density SQM disk. We also investigate the importance of including non-zero temperature equations of state (EoSs) in NS and SS merger simulations. In both cases we find a crucial sensitivity of the dynamics and outcome of the coalescence to thermal effects, which, e.g., determine the outer remnant structure and the delay time of the dense remnant core to black hole collapse. For comparing and classifying the GW signals, we use a number of characteristic quantities like the maximum frequency during inspiral or the dominant frequency of oscillations of the postmerger remnant. In general, these frequencies are higher for SS mergers. If not, additional features of the GW luminosity spectrum may help to discriminate coalescence events of the different types. Future GW measurements may thus help to decide on the existence of SQM stars. (abridged)
Bauswein Andreas
Janka H.-Th.
Oechslin Roland
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