2004/05/31 by A. Drago, Giuseppe Pagliara, G. Pagliara +2
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph #gr-qc #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053276
published as Astron.Astrophys.445:1053-1060,2006 · 9 pages, 8 figures, revised version, to be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics
arxiv created 2005/08/31 · openalex publication_date 2006/01/01 · arxiv updated 2011/05/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
We show that sudden variations in the composition and structure of a hybrid star can be triggered by its rapid spin-down, induced by r-mode instabilities. The discontinuity of this process is due to the surface tension between hadronic and quark matter and in particular to the overpressure needed to nucleate new structures of quark matter in the mixed phase. The consequent mini-collapses in the star can produce highly energetic gravitational wave bursts. The possible connection between the predictions of this model and the burst signal found by EXPLORER and NAUTILUS detectors during 2001 is also investigated.