At what speed would strange matter travel in space after being ejected from a neutron star merger? I have searched around online but I have not found an answer.
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4$\begingroup$ As written this seems like more of an astronomy question about existing real world phenomena rather than building a fictional world. $\endgroup$– sphenningsCommented Mar 29, 2022 at 2:45
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$\begingroup$ Look up the speeds of the other particles ejected by the sun. Pretty sure neutrinos move just a smidgen below lightspeed. The proton and electron cosmic rays should move slower cause they're bigger. But I expect that means 90% lightspeed compared to 99.999475%. So anything like this should move close to lightspeed. $\endgroup$– DaronCommented Mar 29, 2022 at 14:12
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> 0.97 C
As told here,
The dramatic neutron-star merger that astronomers spotted last year generated a jet of material that seemed to move at four times the speed of light, a new study reports.
“Seemed” is the operative word here. So, the superluminal motion was an illusion.
Adam Deller, of the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, said in a statement from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO).
“But to match our observations, the material in the jet also has to be blasting outwards at over 97 percent of the speed of light,” he added.
So the speed may be > 0.97 C.
