Electromagnetic Radiation from Neutron Stars

Binary neutron stars are likely candidates for the sources of short, hard Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs). We study the possible electromagnetic radiation from a binary neutron star merger event using data from a fully relativistic simulation, and then solving the classical radiation equation along geodesics in the space-time. The emission model includes bremsstrahlung and blackbody radiation, and Kramer's opacity law is used for absorption. We compare the current results with a finite-temperature nuclear equation of state to earlier results using the ideal gas equation of state.