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Neutron tori around Kerr black holesModels of stationary, axisymmetric, non-self-gravitating tori around stellar mass Kerr black holes are calculated. Such objects may form as a result of a merger between two neutron stars, a neutron star and a stellar mass black hole, or a 'failed supernova' collapse of a single rapidly rotating star. We explore a large range of parameters: the black hole mass and angular momentum, the torus mass, angular momentum and entropy. Physical conditions within the tori are similar to those in young and hot neutron stars, but their topology is different, and the range of masses and energies is much larger.
Document ID
19950037268
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Witt, H. J.
(Princeton Univ. Observatory, Peyton Hall, NJ, United States)
Jaroszynski, M.
(Princeton Univ. Observatory, Peyton Hall, NJ, United States)
Haensel, P.
(Princeton Univ. Observatory, Peyton Hall, NJ, United States)
Paczynski, B.
(Princeton Univ. Observatory, Peyton Hall, NJ, United States)
Wambsganss, J.
(Princeton Univ. Observatory, Peyton Hall, NJ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
February 10, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 422
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
95A68867
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NATO-900209
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-1901
CONTRACT_GRANT: DFG-WI-1122/1-1
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-90-23775
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