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Title: Deeply bound dibaryon is incompatible with neutron stars and supernovae

Journal Article · · Physical Review D

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
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 6 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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