NS-NS Merger (Mag. Reconnection)

Summary Table

Category	Progenitor	Type	Energy Mechanism	Emission Mechanism	Counterparts									References	Brief Comments
					LF Radio	HF Radio	Microwave	Terahertz	Optical/IR	X-rays	Gamma-rays	Gravitational Waves	Neutrinos
Merger	NS-NS	Both	Mag. reconnection	Curv.	Yes (excl. self absorption)	Yes	?	?	Kilonova	Afterglow	sGRB if jet aligned	Yes	--	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016ApJ...822L...7W	None

Definitions: LF Radio (3 MHz to 3 GHz); HF Radio (3 GHz to 30 GHz); Microwave (30 to 300 GHz)

Model Description

This is an FRB model where the merger of two neutron stars would lead to the generation of an isotropic radio pulse.

Observational Constraints

In general this model would predict that FRBs arise from old stellar populations where NS-NS binary systems have had time to form and evolve into compact orbits.