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A Double-Edged Sword: Extra-Galactic Fast X-Ray Transients
Fast X-Ray Transients Shine A Light On Heavy Element Formation In Binary Neutron Starsbinary Neutron Star (Bns) Systems Comprise Two Neutron Stars Orbiting Each Other Owing To Mutual Gravitational Attraction, Which Can Eventually Merge In A Violent Event Over Time. Funded By The European Research Council, The Starstruck Project Aims To Use Fast X-Ray Transients (Fxts) To Study Bns Mergers, Which Are Crucial For The Formation Of R-Process Elements And Offer Signals For Measuring The Hubble Constant. The Fxt Signal, Unlike The Short Gamma-Ray Burst Signal, Allows For Quick Localisation Of The Merger. The Upcoming Launch Of The All-Sky X-Ray Survey Satellite Einstein Probe Will Enable The Discovery Of A Significant Sample Of Bright Fxts. Together With Project Findings, This Will Lead To A Breakthrough In Understanding Fxts And Enabling Precise Measurements Related To Bns Mergers.
Funded Under
European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost
€ 3 000 000,00
Eu Contribution
€ 3 000 000,00
Coordinated By
Stichting Radboud Universiteit
Netherlands
Project description
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Fast X-ray transients shine a light on heavy element formation in binary neutron stars
Binary neutron star (BNS) systems comprise two neutron stars orbiting each other owing to mutual gravitational attraction, which can eventually merge in a violent event over time. Funded by the European Research Council, the Starstruck project aims to use fast X-ray transients (FXTs) to study BNS mergers, which are crucial for the formation of r-process elements and offer signals for measuring the Hubble constant. The FXT signal, unlike the short gamma-ray burst signal, allows for quick localisation of the merger. The upcoming launch of the all-sky X-ray survey satellite Einstein Probe will enable the discovery of a significant sample of bright FXTs. Together with project findings, this will lead to a breakthrough in understanding FXTs and enabling precise measurements related to BNS mergers
