Influence of a scalar-isovector δ-meson field on the quark phase structure in neutron stars

The deconfinement phase transition from hadronic matter to quark matter in the interior of compact stars is investigated. The hadronic phase is described in the framework of relativistic mean-field theory, where the scalar-isovector 6-meson effec- tive field is also taken into account. The MIT bag model for describing a quark phase is used. The changes of the parameters of phase transition caused by the presence of a δ-meson field are explored. Finally, alterations in the integral and structural parameters of hybrid stars due to both a deconfinement phase transition and inclusion of a δ-meson field are discussed.

The effects of strong magnetic fields on neutron star structure:lowest order constrained variational calculations

We investigate the effects of strong magnetic fields upon the large-scale properties of neutron and protoneutron stars. In our calculations, the neutron star mat- ter was approximated by pure neutron matter. Using the lowest order constrained vari- ational approach at zero and finite temperatures, and employing AV18 potential, we present the effects of strong magnetic fields on the gravitational mass, radius, and gravitational redshift of neutron and protoneutron stars. It is found that the equation of state for a neutron star becomes stiffer with an increase of magnetic field and tem- perature. This leads to larger values of the maximum mass and radius for the neutron stars.

Maximum mass of a hot neutron star with a quark core

We have considered a hot neutron star with a quark core, a mixed phase of quark-hadron matter, and a hadronic matter crust and have determined the equation of state of the hadronic phase and the quark phase. We have then found the equation of state of the mixed phase under the Gibbs conditions. Finally, we have computed the structure of a hot neutron star with a quark core and compared our results with those of the neutron star without a quark core. For the quark matter calculations, we have used the MIT bag model in which the total energy of the system is considered as the kinetic energy of the particles plus a bag constant. For the hadronic matter calculations, we have used the lowest order constrained variational formalism. Our calculations show that the results for the maximum gravitational mass of a hot neutron star with a quark core are substantially different from those of a neutron star without the quark core.

Cooling of hybrid stars with spin down compression

We study the cooling of hybrid stars coupled with spin-down. Due to the spindown of hybrid stars, the interior density continuously increases and different neutrino reactions may be triggered （from the modified Urca process to the quark and nucleon direct Urca process） at different stages of evolution. We calculate the rate of neutrino emissivity of different reactions and simulate the cooling curves of the rotational hybrid stars. The results show that the cooling curves of hybrid stars clearly depend on a magnetic field if the direct Urca reactions occur during the spin-down. Comparing the results of the rotational star model with the transitional static model, we find the cooling behavior of the rotational model is more complicated; the temperature of the star is higher, especially when direct Urca reactions appear in the process of rotation. Then, we find that the predicted temperatures of some rotating hybrid stars are compatible with the pulsar＇s data which are in contradiction with the results of the transitional method.

Strange star candidates revised within a quark model with chiral mass scaling

We calculate the properties of static strange stars using a quark model with chiral mass scaling. The results are characterized by a large maximum mass （-1.6 M⊙） and radius （-10km）. Together with a broad collection of modern neutron star models, we discuss some recent astrophysical observational data that could shed new light on the possible presence of strange quark matter in compact stars. We conclude that none of the present astrophysical observations can prove or confute the existence of strange stars.

The effect of dynamical quark mass on the calculation of a strange quark star's structure

We discuss the dynamical behavior of strange quark matter components, in particular the effects of density dependent quark mass on the equation of state of strange quark matter. The dynamical masses of quarks are computed within the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model, then we perform strange quark matter calculations em- ploying the MIT bag model with these dynamical masses. For the sake of compar- ing dynamical mass interaction with QCD quark-quark interaction, we consider the one-gluon-exchange term as the effective interaction between quarks for the MIT bag model. Our dynamical approach illustrates an improvement in the obtained equation of state values. We also investigate the structure of the strange quark star using Tolman- Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations for all applied models. Our results show that dynamical mass interaction leads to lower values for gravitational mass.