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Coalescence of compact binary and the origin of heavy elements

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K17706
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research InstitutionToho University

Principal Investigator

SEKIGUCHI Yuichiro  東邦大学, 理学部, 准教授 (50531779)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords元素合成 / 中性子星 / 重力波 / 一般相対性理論 / 数値相対論 / 連星中性子星 / 重元素 / 宇宙物理
Outline of Final Research Achievements

By performing numerical-relativity simulations of the coalescence of binary neutron stars, we clarified the dynamics of the merger and the subsequent evolution of the system. We also clarified quantitatively the total amount of ejected materials as well as the thermodynamical and chemical properties of them. Using these data obtained, we performed nucleosynthesis calculations that proceed in the ejecta. As a main result, we concluded that the coalescence of binary neutron stars is the promising astrophysical origin of heavy element in the universe.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

1950年代の理論的研究の後、約半世紀にわたって、宇宙における重元素の起源天体は超新星爆発であると考えられてきた。2000年代に超新星爆発の研究が進み、超新星爆発では重元素を効率的に生成することが難しいことが明らかとなり、代わって注目をされたのが中性子星連星の合体である。本研究結果は、重元素の起源が中性子星連星の合体であるとするこの仮設を強く支持するものである。今後のさらなる研究によって、半世紀以上にわたるこの謎に決着がつく可能性がある。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (32 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 7 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (21 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Invited: 18 results)

  • [Journal Article] Mass ejection from disks surrounding a low-mass black hole: Viscous neutrino-radiation hydrodynamics simulation in full general relativity2020

    • Author(s)
      Fujibayashi Sho、Shibata Masaru、Wanajo Shinya、Kiuchi Kenta、Kyutoku Koutarou、Sekiguchi Yuichiro
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 101 Issue: 8 Pages: 083029-083029

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.101.083029

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Sub-radian-accuracy gravitational waves from coalescing binary neutron stars in numerical relativity. II. Systematic study on the equation of state, binary mass, and mass ratio2020

    • Author(s)
      Kiuchi, K., Kawaguchi, K., Kyutoku, K., Sekiguchi, Y., & Shibata, M.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 101 Issue: 8 Pages: 84006-84006

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.101.084006

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Global simulations of strongly magnetized remnant massive neutron stars formed in binary neutron star mergers2018

    • Author(s)
      Kiuchi Kenta、Kyutoku Koutarou、Sekiguchi Yuichiro、Shibata Masaru
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 97 Issue: 12 Pages: 124039-124039

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.97.124039

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Mass Ejection from the Remnant of a Binary Neutron Star Merger: Viscous-radiation Hydrodynamics Study2018

    • Author(s)
      Fujibayashi Sho、Kiuchi Kenta、Nishimura Nobuya、Sekiguchi Yuichiro、Shibata Masaru
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 860 Issue: 1 Pages: 64-64

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/aabafd

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Neutrino transport in black hole-neutron star binaries: Neutrino emission and dynamical mass ejection2018

    • Author(s)
      Kyutoku Koutarou、Kiuchi Kenta、Sekiguchi Yuichiro、Shibata Masaru、Taniguchi Keisuke
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 97 Issue: 2 Pages: 023009-023009

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.97.023009

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Properties of Kilonovae from Dynamical and Post-Merger Ejecta of Neutron Star Mergers2018

    • Author(s)
      Tanaka, M., Kato, D., Gaigalas, G., Rynkun, P., Radziute, L., Wanajo, S., Sekiguchi, Y., Nakamura, N., Tanuma, H., Murakami, I., Sakaue, H. A.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 852 Issue: 2 Pages: 109-109

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/aaa0cb

    • NAID

      120007180031

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Exploring Physics of Neutron Star Matter by Gravitational Waves2018

    • Author(s)
      Sekiguchi Yuichiro
    • Journal Title

      JPS Conference Proceedings

      Volume: 20 Pages: 011045-011045

    • DOI

      10.7566/jpscp.20.011045

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Modeling GW170817 based on numerical relativity and its implications2017

    • Author(s)
      Shibata Masaru、Fujibayashi Sho、Hotokezaka Kenta、Kiuchi Kenta、Kyutoku Koutarou、Sekiguchi Yuichiro、Tanaka Masaomi
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 96 Issue: 12 Pages: 123012-123012

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.96.123012

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Properties of Neutrino-driven Ejecta from the Remnant of a Binary Neutron Star Merger: Pure Radiation Hydrodynamics Case2017

    • Author(s)
      Fujibayashi Sho、Sekiguchi Yuichiro、Kiuchi Kenta、Shibata Masaru
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 846 Issue: 2 Pages: 114-114

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/aa8039

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Dynamical mass ejection from the merger of asymmetric binary neutron stars: Radiation-hydrodynamics study in general relativity2016

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi, Kenta Kiuchi, Koutarou Kyutoku, Masaru Shibata, and Keisuke Taniguchi
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 93 Issue: 12 Pages: 124046-124046

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.93.124046

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Gravitational waves from supermassive stars collapsing to a supermassive black hole2016

    • Author(s)
      Masaru Shibata, Yuichiro Sekiguchi, Haruki Uchida, and Hideyuki Umeda
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 94 Issue: 2 Pages: 021501-021501

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.94.021501

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Lectures on Physics of Gravitational Waves from Neutron Star Merger2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      The 8th Huada School on QCD
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 連星中性子星合体とrプロセス元素合成2019

    • Author(s)
      関口雄一郎
    • Organizer
      原子核物理でつむぐrプロセス
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Compact binary coalescence physics2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physic
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 数値相対論:数値流体計算と比較して2019

    • Author(s)
      関口雄一郎
    • Organizer
      日本流体力学会 年会2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Constraining EOS of NS : achievements in GW170817 and future prospects2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Quarks and Compact Stars 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] GW170817: Observations and Modelling2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      The international workshop on nuclear physics for astrophysical phenomena
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] GW170817: Multi-messenger Observations and Modelling2019

    • Author(s)
      関口雄一郎
    • Organizer
      高エネルギー突発現象の多波長・多粒子観測と理論
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] GW170817: Observations and Modelling2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Origin of Elements and Cosmic Evolution: From Big-Bang to Supernovae and Mergers
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 連星中性子星合体と現実的な数値相対論2019

    • Author(s)
      関口雄一郎
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第74回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Impact of GW170817 on the NS-matter equation of state2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      YKIS2018b Symposium : Recent Developments in Quark-Hadron Sciences
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Numerical relativity: generating space-time on computers2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      The 11th Mathematical Society of Japan (MSJ) Seasonal Institute (SI)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 連星合体からの重力波で探る高密度天体2018

    • Author(s)
      関口雄一郎
    • Organizer
      第31回 理論懇シンポジウム「宇宙物理の標準理論:未来へ向けての再考」
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Properties of the dynamical ejecta in binary neutron star merger and r-process nucleosynthesis2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      The Eighth East Asian Numerical Astrophysics Meeting (EANAM 2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] GW170817 : Observations and Theoretical modelling2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Physics of Core-Collapse Supernovae and Compact Star Formations
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Exploring physics of neutron star matter by gravitational waves2017

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Quarks and Compact Stars 2017
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学基礎物理学研究所(京都府京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Gravitational waves and the nuclear equation of state2017

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Quark Matter 2017
    • Place of Presentation
      Chicago (USA)
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-11
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Numerical Relativity simulations of neutron-star binaries in Kyoto group2017

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Hot Topics in General Relativity and Gravitation
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 連星中性子星の質量分布に基づく合体時放出物質の平均的性質2017

    • Author(s)
      関口雄一郎
    • Organizer
      天文学会2017年秋季年会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Dynamical Mass Ejection from BNS Mergers and r-Process Nucleosynthesis2017

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Neutron Star Mergers and Galactic Chemical Evolution
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] GW170817: A Modelling Based on Numerical Relativity2017

    • Author(s)
      Yuichiro Sekiguchi
    • Organizer
      Hadron and Nuclear physics workshop 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 超大質量星の重力崩壊に伴う重力波放射2016

    • Author(s)
      関口雄一郎, 柴田大, 打田 晴輝, 梅田秀之
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会2016年秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮崎大学木花キャンパス(宮崎県宮崎市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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