Neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars

Numerous theoretical studies using various equation of state models have shown that quark matter may exist at the extreme densities in the cores of high-mass neutron stars. It has also been shown that a phase transition from hadronic matter to quark matter would result in an extended mixed phase reg...

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Autores principales: Spinella, William M., Weber, Fridolin, Contrera, Gustavo Aníbal, Orsaria, Milva Gabriela
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Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/99273
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/54379
https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.06067
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140%2Fepja%2Fi2016-16061-x
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topic Ciencias Astronómicas
Neutron stars
Neutrino emissivity
Phase transitions
Equation of state
spellingShingle Ciencias Astronómicas
Neutron stars
Neutrino emissivity
Phase transitions
Equation of state
Spinella, William M.
Weber, Fridolin
Contrera, Gustavo Aníbal
Orsaria, Milva Gabriela
Neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars
topic_facet Ciencias Astronómicas
Neutron stars
Neutrino emissivity
Phase transitions
Equation of state
description Numerous theoretical studies using various equation of state models have shown that quark matter may exist at the extreme densities in the cores of high-mass neutron stars. It has also been shown that a phase transition from hadronic matter to quark matter would result in an extended mixed phase region that would segregate phases by net charge to minimize the total energy of the phase, leading to the formation of a crystalline lattice. The existence of quark matter in the core of a neutron star may have significant consequences for its thermal evolution, which for thousands of years is facilitated primarily by neutrino emission. In this work we investigate the effect a crystalline quark-hadron mixed phase can have on the neutrino emissivity from the core. To this end we calculate the equation of state using the relativistic mean-field approximation to model hadronic matter and a nonlocal extension of the three-flavor Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model for quark matter. Next we determine the extent of the quark-hadron mixed phase and its crystalline structure using the Glendenning construction, allowing for the formation of spherical blob, rod, and slab rare phase geometries. Finally we calculate the neutrino emissivity due to electron-lattice interactions utilizing the formalism developed for the analogous process in neutron star crusts. We find that the contribution to the neutrino emissivity due to the presence of a crystalline quark-hadron mixed phase is substantial compared to other mechanisms at fairly low temperatures (≲ 10<sup>9</sup>K) and quark fractions (≲30%) , and that contributions due to lattice vibrations are insignificant compared to static-lattice contributions.
format Articulo
Preprint
author Spinella, William M.
Weber, Fridolin
Contrera, Gustavo Aníbal
Orsaria, Milva Gabriela
author_facet Spinella, William M.
Weber, Fridolin
Contrera, Gustavo Aníbal
Orsaria, Milva Gabriela
author_sort Spinella, William M.
title Neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars
title_short Neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars
title_full Neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars
title_fullStr Neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars
title_full_unstemmed Neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars
title_sort neutrino emissivity in the quark-hadron mixed phase of neutron stars
publishDate 2016
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/99273
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/54379
https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.06067
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140%2Fepja%2Fi2016-16061-x
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