Exploring black hole-neutron star binary merger by detecting gravitational waves

Abstract

Unlike black hole binary merger, the merger between a neutron star and a black hole will produce an abundant number of gravitational waves and electromagnetic waves. Using this information, scientists can easily find many properties of the universe and test the general relativity and some other gravitational theories. The detection of the gravitational wave from source is essential to develop the current knowledge of the gravitational force. From last century, scientists were trying to detect the gravitational waves, and as the time passes, the method of detection has already developed from on land detector to space detector in order to take more precise readings. This paper provides some basic information of the neutron star and the black hole, together with the formation of the binary neutron star-black hole system. The relationship between the neutron star and black hole is explained in this paper. The knowledge of the current methods of detecting gravitational waves is also provided and the paper specifically elaborated the space laser interferometry.