Equation of State Constraints from the Threshold Binary Mass for Prompt Collapse of Neutron Star Mergers.
Phys Rev Lett
; 125(14): 141103, 2020 Oct 02.
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ABSTRACT
Using hydrodynamical simulations for a large set of high-density matter equations of state (EOSs), we systematically determine the threshold mass M_{thres} for prompt black-hole formation in equal-mass and asymmetric neutron star (NS) mergers. We devise the so far most direct, general, and accurate method to determine the unknown maximum mass of nonrotating NSs from merger observations revealing M_{thres}. Considering hybrid EOSs with hadron-quark phase transition, we identify a new, observable signature of quark matter in NS mergers. Furthermore, our findings have direct applications in gravitational wave searches, kilonova interpretations, and multimessenger constraints on NS properties.
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