Gravitational-wave (GW) and electromagnetic (EM) signals from the merger of a neutron star (NS) and a black hole (BH) are a highly anticipated discovery. We present a simple formula, validated with 75 simulations, that distinguishes between potential merger outcomes and predicts the baryon mass left outside of the BH after merger. Our formula describes critical unexplored regimes: comparable masses with nonspinning BHs, and higher BH spins, and is essential in assessing whether events such as GW170817 could be NS-BH systems instead of NS-NS mergers
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
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GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
Contains fulltext : 197337pre.pdf (preprint version ) (Open Access) ...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...
GW170817 is the very first observation of gravitational waves originating from the coalescence of tw...