Quark Matter Formation in Neutron Stars and Implications for Gamma-Ray Bursts

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Nov 2002

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EXOTIC CLUSTERING: 4th Catania Relativistic Ion Studies CRIS 2002. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 644, pp. 239-246 (2002).

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Nuclear Physics

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Neutron Stars, Supernovae, Nuclear Physics Aspects Of Novae, Supernovae, And Other Explosive Environments, Nuclear Matter Aspects Of Neutron Stars, Quark-Gluon Plasma

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We propose a model to explain how a Gamma Rays Burst can take place days or years after a supernova explosion. Our model is based on the conversion of a pure hadronic star (neutron star) into a star made at least in part of deconfined quark matter. The conversion process can be delayed if the surface tension at the interface between hadronic and deconfined-quark-matter phases is taken into account. The nucleation time (i.e. the time to form a critical-size drop of quark matter) can be extremely long if the mass of the star is small. Via mass accretion the nucleation time can be dramaticaly reduced and the star is finally converted into the stable configuration. A huge amount of energy, of the order of 1052-1053 erg, is released during the stellar conversion and can produce a powerful Gamma Ray Burst. The delay between the supernova explosion generating the metastable neutron star and the new collapse can explain the delay proposed in GRB990705 [1] and in GRB011211 [2].

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