Zhilyaev 2008 双致密星并合作为短暴机制

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in favor of BH-NS mergers as a scenario for the production of short gamma-ray bursts

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Title:		The last stages of evolution of close binaries composed of compact companions
Authors:		Zhilyaev, B. E.; Dubinovska, D. L.
Publication:		eprint arXiv:0807.3754
Publication Date:		07/2008
Origin:		ARXIV
Keywords:		Astrophysics
Comment:		8 pages, 5 figures, Contribution to the Conference "Interacting Binaries: Accretion and Synchronization", Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, June 20-26, 2008
Bibliographic Code:		2008arXiv0807.3754Z

Abstract

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are the most powerful transient phenomena in the Universe. Nowadays dozens of speculations on the origin of GRB were undertaken, but so far a single model for the origin of, in particular, short GRBs does not exist. The black hole (BH) - neutron star (NS) coalescence is a promising candidate source for short GRBs. Most of binary mergers numerical simulations were carried out with the purpose of investigating the emission of gravitational waves. Such a scenario consists of an inspiral, merging and ringdown phase. In this paper we present the comparison of the observational results and analytical predictions for a test particle in a quasicircular orbit around the BH. The emission of gravitational waves causes a rapid decrease of the orbital radius and a rise of a {\it chirp} of radiation. Matter orbiting the black hole would be expected to produce high-frequency oscillations (HFO). Timescales of the coalescence process are of the order of milliseconds and oscillation frequencies of hundreds Hz for a system with a solar mass BH companion. We report on the detection of HFO in two short gamma-ray bursts in this paper. The frequencies and durations of the oscillations are in agreement with the predicted values. A {\it chirp} phenomenon is identified also. We therefore argue in favor of BH-NS mergers as a scenario for the production of short gamma-ray bursts.

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