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Direct Urca processes involving singlet proton superfluidity in neutron star cooling

Nuclear Theory 2016-05-03 v4

Abstract

A detailed description of the baryon direct Urca processes A: np+e+νˉen\rightarrow p+e+\bar{\nu}_{e}, B: Λp+e+νˉe\Lambda\rightarrow p+e+\bar{\nu}_{e}, C: ΞΛ+e+νˉe\Xi^{-}\rightarrow\Lambda+e+\bar{\nu}_{e} related to the neutron star cooling is given in the relativistic mean field approximation.The contributions of the reactions B and C on the neutrino luminosity are calculated by means of the relativistic expressions of the neutrino energy losses.Our results show that the total neutrino luminosities of the reactions A, B, C within the mass range 1.603-2.067MM_{\odot} (1.515-1.840MM_{\odot} for TM1 model) for GM1 model are larger than the corresponding values for neutron stars in npeμ\mu matter. Although the hyperon direct Urca processes B and C reduce the neutrino emissivity of the reaction A, it illustrates the reactions B and C still make the total neutrino luminosity enhancement in the above mentioned areas.Furthermore, when we only consider the 1S0^{1}S_{0} proton superfluidity in neutron star cooling, we find that although the neutrino emissivity of the reactions A and B is suppressed with the appearance of 1S0^{1}S_{0} proton superfluidity, the total contribution of the reactions A, B, C can still quicken a massive neutron star cooling.These results could be used to help prove appearing hyperons in PSR J1614-2230 and J0348+0432 from neutron star cooling perspective.

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@article{arxiv.1509.05150,
  title  = {Direct Urca processes involving singlet proton superfluidity in neutron star cooling},
  author = {Yan Xu and Xiu Lin Huang and Xiao Jun Zhang and Tmurbagan Bao and Lin Xiao and Cun Bo Fan and Cheng Zhi Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.05150},
  year   = {2016}
}