Destabilization of high-mass neutron stars by the emergence of d∗ -hexaquarks

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We study the effects of the first nontrivial hexaquark, d∗(2380), on the equation of state of dense neutron star matter and investigate the consequences of its existence for neutron stars. The matter in the core regions of neutron stars is described using density-dependent relativistic mean-field theory. Our results show that within the parameter spaces examined in our paper, (i) the critical density at which the d∗ condensate emerges lies between 4 and 5 times the nuclear saturation density, (ii) d∗ hexaquarks are found to exist only in rather massive neutron stars, (iii) only relatively small fractions of the matter in the core of a massive neutron star may contain hexaquarks.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Celi, Marcos O. Bashkanov, Mikhail https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9822-9433 Mariani, Mauro Orsaria, Milva G. Pastore, Alessandro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3354-6432 Ranea-Sandoval, Ignacio F. Weber, Fridolin
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	Funding Information: This work is supported through the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. PHY-2012152 and the UK STFC (No. ST/L00478X/2, No. ST/V002570/1, ST/V001035/1). M. O. C, M. G. O, M. M and I. F. R-S. thank CONICET and UNLP for financial support under Grants No. PIP-0169 and 11/G187. I. F. R-S is partially supported by Proyecto de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (PICT) Grant No. 2019-0366 from ANPCyT and Proyecto de Investigación Bianual para Investigadores/as Asistentes y Adjuntos (PIBAA) Grant No. 0724 from CONICET (Argentina). M. G. O. thanks Dr. W. Spinella for his valuable discussions and assistance regarding the SW4L parametrization. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 American Physical Society.
Dates:	Published: 3 January 2024 Accepted: 26 November 2023
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2024 17:20
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2024 19:46
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.023004
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1103/PhysRevD.109.023004
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:208866

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