High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · arXiv:2601.20953 v2 · submitted 28 Jan 2026
Turbulent Dynamo Action in Binary Neutron Star Mergers
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“These results indicate that strong magnetic fields can be established promptly after merger, with important consequences for the electromagnetic counterparts of binary neutron star mergers.”
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We perform general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamics zoom-in simulations of the merger of two neutron stars starting with pulsar-like realistic initial magnetic field. We employ unprecedented grid resolution down to $\Delta x \simeq 2.9~{\rm m}$. We find rapid amplification of the magnetic energy at small scales, and demonstrate the action of a small-scale turbulent dynamo. We find evidence that ordered large-scale magnetic structures emerge already during the early post-merger evolution. These results indicate that strong magnetic fields can be established promptly after merger, with important consequences for the electromagnetic counterparts of binary neutron star mergers.
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| We perform general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamics zoom-in simulations of the merger of two neutron stars starting with pulsar-like realistic initial magnetic field. | method 0.83 | 0.96 | 0.03 | asserted 0.96 |
| We employ unprecedented grid resolution down to $\Delta x \simeq 2.9~{\rm m}$. | method 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.02 | asserted 1.00 |
| We find rapid amplification of the magnetic energy at small scales, and demonstrate the action of a small-scale turbulent dynamo. | result 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.37 | asserted 1.00 |
| We find evidence that ordered large-scale magnetic structures emerge already during the early post-merger evolution. | result 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.18 | asserted 0.86 |
| These results indicate that strong magnetic fields can be established promptly after merger, with important consequences for the electromagnetic counterparts of binary neutron star mergers. | interpretation 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.82 | hedged possibility 0.99 |
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- The kinematic Kelvin-Helmholtz instability-driven dynamo: implications for merging compact objects astro-ph.HE · Nov 2026
- Dynamical stability of Magnetic Supramassive Neutron Stars astro-ph.HE · Oct 2026
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The most likely reason for the discrepancy may stem from the targeted simulation region, i.e., $L=5.9 km$ in Ref. [ref] and the entire binary neutron star merger remnant, i.e., $L ≈70 km$ in this Letter.
A magnetar formation in binary neutron star merger · Introduction · 0.91
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Turbulence during the merger must have amplified the initial magnetic field, but the details of this process are far from understood [ref] .
Turbulence modelling in neutron star merger simulations · Introduction · 0.83
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Binary NS systems merge at the end of a $∼10-10^4$ Myr GW driven inspiral [ref] .
The Evolution of Compact Binary Star Systems · Introduction · 0.95
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