What Happens to the Remains of Neutron Star Mergers? (IMAGE)

DOE/US Department of Energy

What Happens to the Remains of Neutron Star Mergers?

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False color plot showing the density of the mass in the equatorial (bottom) and meridional, or “southern” (top) planes of a neutron star merger remnant about 100 milliseconds after the merger.

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Image courtesy of David Radice

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