neutron star masses dwarfs, giants and neighbors - msu.pptVIP

Neutron star masses: dwarfs, giants and neighbors Sergei Popov (SAI MSU) Plan of the talk NS structure Mass is a critical parameter! Low-mass NS formation Getting bigger NS Masses We know several candidates to NS with high masses (M1.8 Msun): Vela X-1, M=1.88±0.13 or 2.27±0.17 Msun (Quaintrell et al., 2003) 4U 1700-37, M=2.4±0.3 Msun (Clark et al., 2002) 2S 0921-630/V395 Car, M=2.0-4.3 Msun [1?] (Shahbaz et al., 2004) J0751+1807, M=2.1+0.4/-0.5Msun(Nice,Splaver,2004) binary radiopulsar! In 1999 Ouyed and Butler discussed an EOS based on the model by (Skyrme 1962). A NS with such EOS has Mmax=2.95Msun for a non-rotating configuration and Mmax=3.45Msun for extreme rotation. This model defines the upper mass limit for our study. We will discuss formation of very massive NS due to accretion processes in binary systems. What is ?Very Massive NS? ? Evolution Results Results II Neighbors: young and slim Masses are important for cooling calculations! Mass spectrum of NSs Mass spectrum of local young NSs can be different from the general one (in the Galaxy) Hipparcos data on near-by massive stars Progenitor vs NS mass: Timmes et al. (1996); Woosley et al. (2002) Progenitor mass vs. NS mass Core mass vs. initial mass Magnificent Seven Mass constraint Conclusions NS+NS binaries Magnetar masses * * Collaborators: M. Prokhorov H. Grigorian D. Blaschke Intro How to make a light NS Getting bigger Slim neighbors Conclusions astro-ph/0403710 We suggest that low-mass compact objects (hadron stars, quark stars) with M1 Msun can appear only due to fragmentation of rapidly rotating proto-neutron stars (Berezinsky et al. 1987, Imshennik 1992). Such low-mass stars receive large kicks due to an explosion of the lighter companion in, or due to dynamical ejection of one of the lighter components in the case when three bodies are formed.  As far as low-mass compact objects are expected to be slowly cooling in all popular models of the