On the minimum mass of neutron stars

Yudai Suwa, Takashi Yoshida, Masaru Shibata, Hideyuki Umeda, Koh Takahashi

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Abstract

We investigate remnant neutron star masses (in particular, the minimum allowed mass) by performing advanced stellar evolution calculations and neutrino-radiation hydrodynamics simulations for core-collapse supernova explosions. We find that, based on standard astrophysical scenarios, low-mass carbon-oxygen cores can have sufficiently massive iron cores that eventually collapse, explode as supernovae, and give rise to remnant neutron stars that have a minimum mass of 1.17 M - compatible with the lowest mass of the neutron star precisely measured in a binary system of PSR J0453+1559.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3305-3312
Number of pages8
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume481
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Dec 11
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Binaries: close
  • Stars: massive
  • Stars: neutron
  • Supernovae: general

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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