The detection of gravitational radiation, emitted in the aftermath of the excitation of neutron star quasinormal modes, has the potential to provide unprecedented access to the properties of matter in the star interior, and shed new light on the dynamics of nuclear interactions at microscopic level. Of great importance, in this context, will be the sensitivity to the modeling of three-nucleon interactions, which are known to play a critical role in the high-density regime. We report the results of a calculation of the frequencies and damping times of the fundamental mode, carried out using the equation of state of Akmal, Pandharipande and Ravenhall as a baseline, and varying the strength of the isoscalar repulsive term of the Urbana IX potential within a range consistent with multimessenger astrophysical observations. The results of our analysis indicate that repulsive three-nucleon interactions strongly affect the stiffness of the equation of state, which in turn determines the pattern of the gravitational radiation frequencies, largely independent of the mass of the source. The observational implications are also discussed.

Impact of three-nucleon forces on gravitational wave emission from neutron stars / Tonetto Coimbra, L.; Sabatucci, A.; Benhar Noccioli, O.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW D. - ISSN 2470-0010. - 104:8(2021). [10.1103/PhysRevD.104.083034]

Impact of three-nucleon forces on gravitational wave emission from neutron stars

Tonetto Coimbra L.
;
Sabatucci A.
;
Benhar Noccioli O.
2021

Abstract

The detection of gravitational radiation, emitted in the aftermath of the excitation of neutron star quasinormal modes, has the potential to provide unprecedented access to the properties of matter in the star interior, and shed new light on the dynamics of nuclear interactions at microscopic level. Of great importance, in this context, will be the sensitivity to the modeling of three-nucleon interactions, which are known to play a critical role in the high-density regime. We report the results of a calculation of the frequencies and damping times of the fundamental mode, carried out using the equation of state of Akmal, Pandharipande and Ravenhall as a baseline, and varying the strength of the isoscalar repulsive term of the Urbana IX potential within a range consistent with multimessenger astrophysical observations. The results of our analysis indicate that repulsive three-nucleon interactions strongly affect the stiffness of the equation of state, which in turn determines the pattern of the gravitational radiation frequencies, largely independent of the mass of the source. The observational implications are also discussed.
2021
NEUTRON STAR; QUASINORMAL MODES; THREE-BODY FORCE
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Impact of three-nucleon forces on gravitational wave emission from neutron stars / Tonetto Coimbra, L.; Sabatucci, A.; Benhar Noccioli, O.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW D. - ISSN 2470-0010. - 104:8(2021). [10.1103/PhysRevD.104.083034]
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