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Title: Emergent Nucleosynthesis from a 1.2 s Long Simulation of a Black Hole Accretion Disk

Journal Article · · The Astrophysical Journal

Abstract We simulate a black hole accretion disk system with full-transport general relativistic neutrino radiation magnetohydrodynamics for 1.2 s. This system is likely to form after the merger of two compact objects and is thought to be a robust site of r -process nucleosynthesis. We consider the case of a black hole accretion disk arising from the merger of two neutron stars. Our simulation time coincides with the nucleosynthesis timescale of the r -process (∼1 s). Because these simulations are time-consuming, it is common practice to run for a “short” duration of approximately 0.1–0.3 s. We analyze the nucleosynthetic outflow from this system and compare the results of stopping at 0.12 and 1.2 s. We find that the addition of mass ejected in the longer simulation as well as more favorable thermodynamic conditions from emergent viscous ejecta greatly impacts the nucleosynthetic outcome. We quantify the error in nucleosynthetic outcomes between short and long cuts.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
20220564ECR; 20230052ER; FG02-02ER41216
OSTI ID:
2293636
Journal Information:
The Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal Vol. 962 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 0004-637X
Publisher:
American Astronomical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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