arXiv · astro-ph/0102015
Evolution of Proto-Neutron Stars with Quarks
Abstract
Neutrino fluxes from proto-neutron stars with and without quarks are studied. Observable differences become apparent after 10--20 s of evolution. Sufficiently massive stars containing negatively-charged, strongly interacting, particles collapse to black holes during the first minute of evolution. Since the neutrino flux vanishes when a black hole forms, this is the most obvious signal that quarks (or other types of strange matter) have appeared. The metastability timescales for stars with quarks are intermediate between those containing hyperons and kaon condensates.
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Jose A. Pons, Andrew W. Steiner, Madappa Prakash, James M. Lattimer. 2001-04-11. Evolution of Proto-Neutron Stars with Quarks. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.86.5223
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