1998/06/22 by Jes Madsen
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Neutron #Neutron star #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Stars #Trapping #White dwarf #astro-ph #hep-ph #r-process
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(98)00789-8
published as Phys.Lett. B435 (1998) 125-130 · 6 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Physics Letters B
arxiv created 1998/06/22 · openalex publication_date 1998/09/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Supersymmetric Q-balls trapped in neutron stars or white dwarfs may cause the stars to explode. Trapping of Q-balls in neutron stars is shown to be less likely, but trapping in neutron star progenitors more likely than hitherto assumed, making neutron stars very sensitive Q-ball "detectors". White dwarfs only trap potentially dangerous Q-balls in a narrow parameter range.