On the formation history of Galactic double neutron stars

Double neutron stars (DNSs) have been observed as Galactic radio pulsars, and the recent discovery of gravitational waves from the DNS merger GW170817 adds to the known DNS population. We perform rapid population synthesis of massive binary stars and discuss model predictions, including DNS formatio...

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Main Authors: Vigna-Gómez, A, Neijssel, CJ, Stevenson, S, Barrett, JW, Belczynski, K, Justham, S, De Mink, SE, Müller, B, Podsiadlowski, P, Renzo, M, Szécsi, D, Mandel, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2018