Detecting supersymmetric Q-balls with neutron stars
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-10-31 v1 Astrophysics
Abstract
Supersymmetric Q-balls trapped in neutron stars or white dwarfs may cause the stars to explode. Trapping of Q-balls in neutron stars is shown to be less likely, but trapping in neutron star progenitors more likely than hitherto assumed, making neutron stars very sensitive Q-ball "detectors". White dwarfs only trap potentially dangerous Q-balls in a narrow parameter range.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9806433,
title = {Detecting supersymmetric Q-balls with neutron stars},
author = {Jes Madsen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9806433},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Physics Letters B