Superfluidity of Lambda hyperons in neutron stars

Feb, 2010
22 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.C 81 (2010) 025801
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We study the 1S0^1S_0 superfluidity of Λ\Lambda hyperons in neutron star matter and neutron stars. We use the relativistic mean field (RMF) theory to calculate the properties of neutron star matter. In the RMF approach, the meson-hyperon couplings are constrained by reasonable hyperon potentials that include the updated information from recent developments in hypernuclear physics. To examine the 1S0^1S_0 pairing gap of Λ\Lambda hyperons, we employ several ΛΛ\Lambda\Lambda interactions based on the Nijmegen models and used in double-Λ\Lambda hypernuclei studies. It is found that the maximal pairing gap obtained is a few tenths of a MeV. The magnitude and the density region of the pairing gap are dependent on the ΛΛ\Lambda\Lambda interaction and the treatment of neutron star matter. We calculate neutron star properties and find that whether the 1S0^1S_0 superfluidity of Λ\Lambda hyperons exists in the core of neutron stars mainly depends on the ΛΛ\Lambda\Lambda interaction used.
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  • 22 pages, 2 Tables, 6 Figure
  • 21.30.Fe
  • 26.60.-c
  • 24.10.Jv
  • Superfluidity
  • Relativistic mean field theory
  • Neutron star matter
  • mean field approximation: relativistic
  • neutron star
  • superfluid
  • gap