Gamma photons from parametric resonance in neutron stars
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-12-30 v2 Astrophysics
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
Shock waves in cold nuclear matter, e.g. those induced by a collision of two neutron stars, can generate a large number of gamma photons via parametric resonance. We study the resonant production of gamma rays inside a shocked neutron star and discuss the possible astrophysical consequences of this phenomenon.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9812534,
title = {Gamma photons from parametric resonance in neutron stars},
author = {Juan Garcia-Bellido and Alexander Kusenko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9812534},
year = {2009}
}
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