Gamma bursts

Still image from the numerical simulation about 1.3 seconds after the neutron star merger. The blue and green contours show the density of matter around the center of the black hole remnant. The purple lines show the magnetic field lines and the arrows show the outflow in the magnetosphere (jet). Credit: K. Hayashi / Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)

Accelerated cosmic collision – supercomputer captures the birth of a black hole in a second and a half

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Researchers used the Pogko supercomputer to simulate the merger of neutron stars – from spinning to black hole formation and gamma-ray burst – and to decipher how heavy elements like gold are formed.
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