TL;DR
This paper presents a model analyzing optical light and polarization from neutron star mergers, highlighting polarization as a key tool for understanding the explosion's geometry.
Contribution
It introduces a novel model linking polarization measurements to the geometry of kilonova explosions after neutron star mergers.
Findings
Polarization provides unique insights into explosion geometry.
The model helps interpret optical light signals from kilonovae.
Polarization measurements can distinguish different explosion configurations.
Abstract
A model of the optical light detected following the merger of two neutron stars reveals polarization to be a unique probe of the geometry of the kilonova explosion that accompanied the gravitational waves.
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