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| Paper: |
Compact Binary Mergers as Traced by Gravitational Waves |
| Monograph: |
7, Science with a Next Generation Very Large Array |
| Page: |
689 |
| Authors: |
Corsi, A.; Frail, D. A.; Lazzati, D.; Carbone, D.; Murphy, E. J.; Owen, B. J.; Sand, D. J.; O'Shaughnessy, R. |
| Abstract: |
In light of the recent dazzling discovery of GW170817, we discuss
several new scientific opportunities that would emerge in
multi-messenger time-domain astrophysics if a facility like the next
generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) were to work in tandem with
ground-based gravitational wave (GW) detectors. These include probing
wide-angle ejecta and off-axis afterglows of neutron star (NS)-NS
mergers; enabling direct size measurements of radio ejecta from NS-NS
mergers; and unraveling the physics behind the progenitors of compact
binary mergers via host galaxy studies at radio wavelengths. Our
results show that, thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity and
resolution, the ngVLA will enable transformational results in the
multi-messenger exploration of the transient radio sky. |
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