Flares, Jets, and Quasiperiodic Outbursts from Neutron Star Merger Remnants
Elias R. Most and Eliot Quataert 2023 ApJL 947 L15
In the brief moments before collapse, hypermassive neutron stars may be capable of emitting flares and collimated jets, which could power the precursors to short-duration gamma-ray bursts.