Using Gravitational Waves to Observe Thermal Effects in Binary Neutron Star Mergers (IMAGE)

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Using Gravitational Waves to Observe Thermal Effects in Binary Neutron Star Mergers

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Plots comparing the density (right) and temperature (left) of two different simulations of neutron star mergers (top and bottom) about 5 milliseconds after merger, as seen from above.

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Image courtesy of Jacob Fields, The Pennsylvania State University

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Image courtesy of Jacob Fields, The Pennsylvania State University

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