Constraining a relativistic mean field model using neutron star mass-radius measurements II: Hyperonic models

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Autori principali: Huang, Chun, Tolos, Laura, Providência, Constança, Watts, Anna
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author Huang, Chun
Tolos, Laura
Providência, Constança
Watts, Anna
author_facet Huang, Chun
Tolos, Laura
Providência, Constança
Watts, Anna
contents We investigate whether measurements of the neutron star mass and radius or the tidal deformability can provide information about the presence of hyperons inside a neutron star. This is achieved by considering two inference models, with and without hyperons, based on a field-theoretical approach. While current observations do not distinguish between the two scenarios, we have shown that data simulating expected observations from future large area X-ray timing telescopes could provide some information through Bayes factors. Inference using simulated data generated from an EOS containing hyperons decisively favours the hyperonic model over the nucleonic model. However, a 2\% uncertainty in the mass and radius determination may not be sufficient to constrain the parameters of the model when only six neutron star mass-radius measurements are considered.
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spellingShingle Constraining a relativistic mean field model using neutron star mass-radius measurements II: Hyperonic models
Huang, Chun
Tolos, Laura
Providência, Constança
Watts, Anna
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Nuclear Theory
We investigate whether measurements of the neutron star mass and radius or the tidal deformability can provide information about the presence of hyperons inside a neutron star. This is achieved by considering two inference models, with and without hyperons, based on a field-theoretical approach. While current observations do not distinguish between the two scenarios, we have shown that data simulating expected observations from future large area X-ray timing telescopes could provide some information through Bayes factors. Inference using simulated data generated from an EOS containing hyperons decisively favours the hyperonic model over the nucleonic model. However, a 2\% uncertainty in the mass and radius determination may not be sufficient to constrain the parameters of the model when only six neutron star mass-radius measurements are considered.
title Constraining a relativistic mean field model using neutron star mass-radius measurements II: Hyperonic models
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.14572