Dynamics and gravitational wave signature of collapsar formation

C. D. Ott, C. Reisswig, E. Schnetter, E. O'Connor, U. Sperhake, F. Löffler, P. Diener, E. Abdikamalov, I. Hawke, Adam S. Burrows

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Abstract

We perform 3+1 general relativistic simulations of rotating core collapse in the context of the collapsar model for long gamma-ray bursts. We employ a realistic progenitor, rotation based on results of stellar evolution calculations, and a simplified equation of state. Our simulations track self-consistently collapse, bounce, the postbounce phase, black hole formation, and the subsequent early hyperaccretion phase. We extract gravitational waves from the spacetime curvature and identify a unique gravitational wave signature associated with the early phase of collapsar formation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number161103
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume106
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 22 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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