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Black hole-neutron star mergers: The first mass gap and kilonovae

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dc.abstract.enObservations of X-ray binaries indicate a dearth of compact objects in the mass range from ∼2 − 5 M<SUB>⊙</SUB>. The existence of this (first mass) gap has been used to discriminate between proposed engines behind core-collapse supernovae. From LIGO/Virgo observations of binary compact remnant masses, several candidate first mass gap objects, either neutron stars (NSs) or black holes (BHs), were identified during the O3 science run. Motivated by these new observations, we study the formation of BH-NS mergers in the framework of isolated classical binary evolution, using population synthesis methods to evolve large populations of binary stars (Population I and II) across cosmic time. We present results on the NS to BH mass ratios (q = M<SUB>NS</SUB>/M<SUB>BH</SUB> ) in merging systems, showing that although systems with a mass ratio as low as q = 0.02 can exist, typically BH-NS systems form with moderate mass ratios q = 0.1 − 0.2. If we adopt a delayed supernova engine, we conclude that ∼30% of BH-NS mergers may host at least one compact object in the first mass gap (FMG). Even allowing for uncertainties in the processes behind compact object formation, we expect the fraction of BH-NS systems ejecting mass during the merger to be small (from ∼0.6 − 9%). In our reference model, we assume: (i) the formation of compact objects within the FMG, (ii) natal NS/BH kicks decreased by fallback, (iii) low BH spins due to Tayler-Spruit angular momentum transport in massive stars. We find that ≲1% of BH-NS mergers will have any mass ejection and about the same percentage will produce kilonova bright enough to have a chance of being detected with a large (Subaru-class) 8 m telescope. Interestingly, all these mergers will have both a BH and an NS in the FMG.
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorBulik, Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorDrozda, P.
dc.contributor.authorBelczynski, K.
dc.contributor.authorO'Shaughnessy, R.
dc.contributor.authorFryer, C. L.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-24T18:39:37Z
dc.date.available2024-01-24T18:39:37Z
dc.date.copyright2022-11-16
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.accesstimeAT_PUBLICATION
dc.description.financePublikacja bezkosztowa
dc.description.versionFINAL_PUBLISHED
dc.description.volume667
dc.identifier.doi10.1051/0004-6361/202039418
dc.identifier.issn0004-6361
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/102370
dc.identifier.weblinkhttp://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022A&A...667A.126D
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationastronomy
dc.relation.ispartofAstronomy and Astrophysics
dc.relation.pagesA126
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.titleBlack hole-neutron star mergers: The first mass gap and kilonovae
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication