Binary Neutron Star Merger
GW170817 · 2.5PN inspiral + tidal deformability · Abbott et al. (2019), PRX 9, 011001
ℳ = 1.188 M☉
D = 40 Mpc
Λ̃ ≈ 300
2.5PN + tidal
Simulation Phase
Inspiral
t = 0
Separation r—
f_GW—
h₊ strain—
v_orbital/c—
P_GW—
E_radiated—
τ to merger—
Tidal Λ̃—
Gravitational Wave Strain h₊(t)
Frequency–Time Spectrogram