Published December 1997
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Journal article
Kaon Production in Heavy-Ion Collisions and Maximum Mass of Neutron Stars
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794 (United States)
Description
We determine an open-quotes empiricalclose quotes kaon dispersion relation by analyzing and fitting recent experimental data on kaon production in heavy-ion collisions. We then investigate its effects on the hadronic equation of state at high densities and on neutron star properties. We find that the maximum mass of neutron stars can be lowered by about 0.4Mcircle-dot once kaon condensation as constrained by our empirical dispersion relation is introduced. We emphasize the growing interplay between hadron physics, relativistic heavy-ion physics, and the physics of compact objects in astrophysics. copyright 1997 The American Physical Society
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 79
- Journal Issue
- 26
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5214-5217.
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 29021355
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTROPHYSICS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; KAONS; NEUTRON STARS; NUCLEAR MATTER; PARTICLE PRODUCTION
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HADRONS; MATTER; MESONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; STARS; STRANGE MESONS; STRANGE PARTICLES