Merger of Neutron Stars (Credit: P.J.T. Leonard (NASA/GSFC)) Larger GIF version One model for GRBs is a binary pair of neutron stars, with their orbital separation ground down by billions of years of gravitational radiation, finally merging to form a black hole. In the process of merging the neutron stars tear each other apart, forming an accretion disk and jets. Search for an Image: (Enter the name of an object.) Additions or Comments: Have we left anything out? Is there something you would like to have added to this page (a link to your own group's research page, for example...)? IMAGES | By Mission | Stars | Cataclysmic Variables | X-ray Binaries | Pulsars | Supernova Remnants & Planetary Nebulae | Galaxies | Active Galactic Nuclei | Clusters and Groups of Galaxies | X-ray/gamma-ray Background & Deep Fields | Solar System Objects | Gamma Ray Bursts HEASARC Home | Observatories | Archive | Calibration | Software | Tools | Students/Teachers/Public Last modified: Thursday, 26-Jun-2003 13:48:47 EDT