Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1995-05-05
Astron.Astrophys.303:789,1995
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, latex, A&Ap macros, EPSF style, figures available by mail request at leng@neptun.sai.msu.su, A&Ap in press
Scientific paper
Calculation of gravitational radiation during binary inspiral leading to possible formation of a Thorne-Zytkow (TZ) object (a neutron star inside a supergiant core) is performed. The calculations were done for polytropic density distributions with different indeces $n$, as well as for realistic models of supergiants. A maximum frequency of the emitted gravitational waves during this process was found to range from a few to 300 initial keplerian orbital frequensies, that is from $10^{-5}$ to $\sim 0.1$ Hz, depending on the model. A dimensionless strain metric amplitude can reach $h\sim 10^{-23.5}$ for a source lying 10 kpc away from the Sun. We conclude that TZ objects forming at a rate of 1 per 500 yrs in the Galaxy could be potential astrophysical targets for space laser intereferometers. Analysis of gravitational waveforms emitted during TZ-object formation could bring a unique information about stellar structure.
Nazin S. N.
Postnov Konstantin A.
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