Total energy in supernova neutrinos and the tidal deformability and binding energy of neutron stars

Brendan Reed; C. J. Horowitz

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.102.103011

Total energy in supernova neutrinos and the tidal deformability and binding energy of neutron stars

Brendan Reed
, C. J. Horowitz

Indiana University Bloomington

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The energy radiated in supernova neutrinos is a fundamental quantity that is closely related to the gravitational binding energy of a neutron star. Recently the tidal deformability of neutron stars was constrained by gravitational wave observations. By considering several equations of state, we find a strong correlation between the tidal deformability and neutron star binding energy. We use this correlation to sharpen predictions of the binding energy of neutron stars and the total neutrino energy in supernovae. We find a minimum binding energy for a neutron star formed in a supernova of ∼1.5×1053 ergs. Should the neutrino energy in a supernova be significantly below this value, it would strongly suggest new unobserved particles are carrying away some of the supernova energy. Alternatively, if the neutrino energy is observed above ∼6×1053 ergs, it would strongly imply the formation of a (perhaps surprisingly) massive neutron star.

Original language	English
Article number	103011
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	102
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.103011
State	Published - 9 Nov 2020
Externally published	Yes

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We would like to thank the anonymous referee for their suggested improvements to this work. We would also like to thank Alex Deibel for providing the APR equation of state. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under Awards DE-FG02-87ER40365 (Indiana University) and No. DE-SC0018083 (NUCLEI SciDAC Collaboration).

Funders	Funder number
Office of Nuclear Physics	DE-FG02-87ER40365
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
Indiana University	DE-SC0018083

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