Open AccessSignatures of QCD phase transition in a newborn compact star
Author(s) -
Wong K.W.,
Chu M.C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07849.x
Subject(s) - physics , quantum chromodynamics , neutron star , exotic star , star (game theory) , phase transition , neutrino , particle physics , luminosity , quark star , astrophysics , strange matter , quark , astronomy , quantum mechanics , galaxy
We study the scenario that a newborn strange quark star cools to the quantum chromodynamics (QCD) phase transition temperature and converts to a neutron star, and we calculate the evolution of temperature and luminosity of the compact star. We argue that the conversion energy released can be of the order of 10 53 erg. We also propose that a second neutrino burst will be emitted at the completion of this phase transition.