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We investigate the structural and observable impacts of dark matter (DM) on neutron stars using a combined equation of state that integrates the relativistic mean field (RMF) model for baryonic matter with a variable density profile for DM,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-14 Ankit Kumar , Hajime Sotani

In this work, we perform the first systematic investigation of effects of the presence of dark matter on $r$-mode oscillations in neutron stars (NSs). Using a self-interacting dark matter (DM) model based on the neutron decay anomaly and a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-15 Swarnim Shirke , Suprovo Ghosh , Debarati Chatterjee , Laura Sagunski , Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich

We study the impact of symmetry energy ($S$), hyperons, and dark matter (DM) on structural and oscillatory properties of neutron stars (NSs). Uncertainty from hadronic equation of state for NSs is considered with 15 relativistic mean field…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-05-15 Debashree Sen , Atanu Guha , Chang Ho Hyun

We studied the possible presence of dark matter (DM) in neutron stars (NSs) and the structural properties of the DM admixed NSs (DMANSs) in one of our recent works \cite{Guha:2024pnn}. The feeble interaction between the fermionic DM…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-11-14 Debashree Sen , Atanu Guha

We investigate how simultaneous mass and radius measurements of massive neutron stars (NSs) can help constrain properties of dark matter (DM) possibly admixed in them. Within a fermionic DM model that interacts only through gravitation,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-07 Nai-Bo Zhang , Bao-An Li , Jia-Yu Zhang , Wei-Na Shen , Hui Zhang

A relativistic mean field hadronic model with a dark matter (DM) particle coupled to nucleons including short-range correlations (SRC) is applied to study neutron stars (NS). The lightest neutralino is chosen as the dark particle candidate,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-01-31 O. Lourenço , T. Frederico , M. Dutra

We studied the properties of dark matter admixed-neutron stars (DMANS), considering fermionic dark matter (DM) that interacts gravitationally with hadronic matter (HM). Using relativistic mean-field equations of state (EoSs) for both…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-17 Payaswinee Arvikar , Sakshi Gautam , Anagh Venneti , Sarmistha Banik

Fuzzy Dark Matter (FDM) is among the most suitable candidates to replace WIMPs and to resolve the puzzling mystery of dark matter. A galactic dark matter halo made of these ultralight bosonic particles leads to the formation of a solitonic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-19 Gabriel d'Andrade Furlanetto , Riccardo Della Monica , Ivan De Martino

Within the relativistic mean-field model, we investigate the properties of dark matter (DM) admixed neutron stars, considering non-rotating objects made of isotropic matter. We adopt the IOPB-I hadronic equation of state (EOS) by assuming…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-05-26 Pinku Routray , H. C. Das , Souhardya Sen , Bharat Kumar , Grigoris Panotopoulos , Tianqi Zhao

We perform a comparative Bayesian analysis of fermionic and bosonic dark matter admixed neutron stars (DMANS) by incorporating a comprehensive set of theoretical, experimental, and astrophysical constraints. The hadronic matter equation of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-06 Payaswinee Arvikar , Sakshi Gautam , Anagh Venneti , Sarmistha Banik

Recent gravitational-wave (GW) observations offer a unique opportunity to probe the fundamental nature of compact objects. A growing body of research has focused on exploring the role of dark matter (DM) through the concept of DM-admixed…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-18 Rafael M. Santos , Rafael C. Nunes , Jaziel G. Coelho , Jose C. N. de Araujo

Dark matter admixed neutron stars (DANSs) serve as a specific astrophysical laboratory for probing the features of dark matter (DM) and have emerged as a promising candidate for interpreting recent astrophysical observations (e.g., by NICER…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-30 Jing Fu Hu , Hang Lu , Bao Yuan Sun

We study the interaction between dark matter (DM) and highly magnetized neutron stars (NSs), focusing on how DM particle mass, mass fraction, and magnetic field (MF) strength affect NS structure and stability. We consider self-interacting,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-06-04 Pinku Routaray , Vishal Parmar , H. C. Das , Bharat Kumar , G. F. Burgio , H. -J. Schulze

Till today, the nature of Dark Matter (DM) remains elusive despite all our efforts. This missing matter of the universe has not been observed by the already operating DM direct-detection experiments, but we can infer its gravitational…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-06-10 M. Vikiaris , V. Petousis , M. Veselsky , Ch. C. Moustakidis

If dark matter (DM) exists in halos around rotating neutron stars (NSs), it will be essential to understand the effects of rotation on the distribution of DM and baryonic matter (BM) in the stars to interpret observations. In this work, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-03 Shafayat Shawqi , Andreas Konstantinou , Sharon M. Morsink

This thesis explores the effects of dark matter (DM) on neutron stars (NSs) using the relativistic mean-field (RMF) model. The effects of DM on NS properties, including the mass-radius relation, the moment of inertia, and tidal…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-05-04 H. C. Das

We study possible effects of a dark matter (DM) core on the maximum mass of a neutron star (NS), on the mass-radius relation and on the NS tidal deformability parameter $\Lambda$. We show that all these quantities would in general be…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-20 John Ellis , Gert Hütsi , Kristjan Kannike , Luca Marzola , Martti Raidal , Ville Vaskonen

Neutron star (NS) is one of the most promising astrophysical targets to probe non-gravitational interaction of dark matter (DM) with visible matter. Their compactness makes them an ideal object which can capture particle DM efficiently over…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-05-22 Deep Ghosh , Anirban Das

It is possible for asymmetric dark matter (ADM) to accumulate in neutron star interiors and affect their global properties. Considering the effects of this accumulation, neutron star mass-radius measurements can deliver new insights into…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-24 Nathan Rutherford , Chanda Prescod-Weinstein , Anna Watts

In this work we investigate the properties of neutron stars admixed with selfinteracting scalar bosonic dark matter. The dark matter interaction is described by a generalized $\phi^n$ power-law potential. We perform a stability analysis of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-12-11 Sarah Louisa Pitz , Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich