Deeply bound dibaryon is incompatible with neutron stars and supernovae
We study the effect of a dibaryon S in the mass range 1860 < mS < 2054 MeV, which is heavy enough not to disturb the stability of nuclei and light enough to possibly be cosmologically metastable. Such a deeply bound state can act as a baryon sink in regions of high baryon density and temperature. We find that the ambient conditions encountered inside a newly born neutron star are likely to sustain a sufficient population of hyperons to ensure that a population of S dibaryons can equilibrate in less than a few seconds. This would be catastrophic for the stability of neutron stars and the observation of neutrino emission from the proto-neutron star of Supernova 1987A over ~O(10) s. As a result, a deeply bound dibaryon is therefore incompatible with the observed supernova explosion, unless the cross section for S production is severely suppressed.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359; FG02-00ER41132
- OSTI ID:
- 1494378
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1495366
- Report Number(s):
- arXiv:1809.06765; FERMILAB-PUB-18-490-A; PRVDAQ; 035013
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Vol. 99 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Web of Science
Similar Records
PROGENITOR-EXPLOSION CONNECTION AND REMNANT BIRTH MASSES FOR NEUTRINO-DRIVEN SUPERNOVAE OF IRON-CORE PROGENITORS
Exciting prospects for detecting late-time neutrinos from core-collapse supernovae