{"title":"First-principles formulation of high-energy radiation from magnetar giant flares","authors":"Umer Rehman , Joseph Zhao Zhang , Bin-Bin Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100489","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100489","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We develop a first-principles atmosphere model for neutron stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields (<span><math><mi>B</mi><mo>∼</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>14</mn></mrow></msup><mo>,</mo><mi>G</mi></math></span>). In this framework, a magnetar giant flare (MGF) arises when a large energy release into confined field lines launches an expanding fireball (FB); thermal photons from the FB are Comptonized by relativistic <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>e</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></msup></math></span> pairs, producing a modified blackbody spectrum with a Rayleigh–Jeans low-energy slope and a high-energy tail. We derive polarization-dependent opacities for a magnetized <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>e</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></msup></math></span> pair plasma (including plasma and vacuum polarization effects) and formulate the coupled radiative-transfer equations for the ordinary and extraordinary modes. The calculations show that, in deep magnetospheric layers with <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>∼</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>24</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>–<span><math><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>28</mn></mrow></msup><mo>,</mo><mrow><mi>c</mi><msup><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span> and path length <span><math><mi>l</mi><mo>∼</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>–<span><math><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>6</mn></mrow></msup><mo>,</mo><mrow><mi>cm</mi></mrow></math></span>, plasma effects substantially reshape the opacities and generate a broad spectral feature (<span><math><mi>Δ</mi><mi>ω</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ω</mi></math></span>) around the electron cyclotron frequency <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>ω</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> via resonant polarization/mode conversion. Identifying this feature in data would enable a direct estimate of the surface magnetic field. Despite current observational limitations, the model reproduces key spectral properties of GRB200415A and GRB231115A, providing insight into their radiation mechanisms and the emission physics of MGFs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100489"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145222606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified cosmology through generalized mass-to-horizon entropy: Implications for structure growth and primordial gravitational waves","authors":"Giuseppe Gaetano Luciano","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100487","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100487","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the framework of entropic cosmology, entropic forces arising at the cosmological horizon have been proposed as an alternative mechanism to explain the Universe's current accelerated phase. However, recent studies have shown that, under the Clausius relation and assuming a linear mass-to-horizon (MHR) relation, all entropic force models reduce to the original Bekenstein-Hawking formulation, regardless of the specific form of the horizon entropy. As a result, they inherit the same observational limitations in accounting for cosmic dynamics. To address this issue, a generalized MHR has been introduced, providing the foundation for a modified cosmological scenario rooted in the gravity-thermodynamics conjecture. In this work, we explore the implications of this generalized framework for early-Universe dynamics. Specifically, we analyze the growth of matter perturbations within the spherical Top-Hat formalism in the linear regime, showing that the density contrast profile is significantly influenced by the modified background dynamics predicted by the model. Moreover, considering the sensitivity of upcoming gravitational wave detectors in the sub-<span><math><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup><mspace></mspace><mrow><mi>Hz</mi></mrow></math></span> range, we examine the impact on the relic abundance of Primordial Gravitational Waves (PGWs), identifying parameter regions where deviations from standard cosmology may arise through an enhanced PGW spectrum.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100487"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145222605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Durgapal-Fuloria Bose-Einstein condensate stars within f(R,T) gravity theory","authors":"Meghanil Sinha, S. Surendra Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100486","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100486","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This manuscript studies the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) stars in the light of <span><math><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>T</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> gravity here with Durgapal-Fuloria (DP) metric ansatz. The function under this study features as <span><math><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>T</mi><mo>)</mo><mo>=</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>η</mi><mi>T</mi></math></span>, where <em>η</em> represents the coupling constant. With the help of it, we have formulated a stellar model describing the isotropic matter here within. Our analysis covers energy conditions, equation of state (EoS) parameter and gradients of the energy-momentum tensor components for a valid BEC stellar framework within <span><math><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>T</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> gravitational theory with satisfactory results. The model's stability has been validated via multiple stability criteria viz., the velocity of sound, study of adiabatic index and surface redshift where all are found to be lying within the acceptable range for our stellar model. Thus in all the cases we have found our model to be stable and realistic. From the graphical representations the impact of the coupling constant and the parameter of the DP metric potential are clearly visible. Thus we can state that with all the above-mentioned features we have introduced new stellar solutions for BEC stars with enhanced precise results in this modified gravity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100486"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145159860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of vortical coherent modes during relativistic jet propagation from active galactic nuclei using data-driven techniques","authors":"Ribhu Pal, Arnab Roy","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100485","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100485","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this article, two-dimensional numerical simulations of magnetized relativistic jets propagating through a uniform interstellar medium (ISM) were conducted by solving the relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (RMHD) equations using a high-order finite volume method in PLUTO solver <span><span>Mignone et al. (2007)</span></span>. Vortical coherent structures generated by jet–ISM interactions were identified through the application of both standard Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) and Hankel DMD. While dominant coherent modes were extracted using linear DMD, transient and nonlinear structures were more effectively captured by Hankel DMD due to its time-delay embedding formulation. A parametric study was performed to investigate the mechanisms governing energy dissipation, with variations introduced in jet Lorentz factor, magnetization strength, and the comparison between relativistic hydrodynamic (RHD) and magnetized (RMHD) configurations. Across all cases, eigenvalues were consistently located within the unit circle, signifying temporal decay of vortical modes due to strong dissipation imposed by the jet head shock. It was shown that dissipation was sustained with increasing Lorentz factor, that magnetization exerted control over the stability and coherence of vortical structures, and that RMHD jets followed distinct dissipation pathways relative to RHD jets. Overall, nonlinear coherent dynamics were more effectively revealed through Hankel DMD, and dissipation trends were elucidated via systematic parametric variation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100485"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145222604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How many VHE gamma-ray binaries with young pulsars can be observed?","authors":"A.M. Bykov , A.G. Kuranov , A.E. Petrov , K.A. Postnov","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100484","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100484","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A population of Galactic gamma-ray binaries is currently emerging due to ever increasing sensitivity of gamma-ray observatories. The detection of very high energy (VHE) photons with energies well above 10 TeV from a dozen of sources and the estimated power of those sources make them potentially interesting cosmic ray accelerators. Multi-wavelength observations of gamma-ray binaries revealed that most of them include a young massive star in pair with a relativistic companion, either a black hole or energetic pulsar. Fast stellar winds interacting with powerful relativistic outflows from pulsars or the black hole jets in microquasars are favorable sites for very high energy particle acceleration. To estimate the expected number of gamma-ray binaries, we present here results of population synthesis calculations predicting the number of Galactic binaries in which a young massive OB- or Be-star is accompanied by a pulsar capable of producing a powerful relativistic outflow. The distributions over the binary eccentricities, orbital periods, Be-disk inclinations, and the pulsar braking energy losses are taken into account. Conditions for a binary to accelerate very high energy particles, radiate and absorb the non-thermal photons that may reach the observer are discussed. We model the anisotropic structure of the zone of interaction of the relativistic pulsar wind with the strongly magnetized massive star's wind. The stellar winds with strong (in a Gauss range) magnetic fields at ∼ AU distances colliding with powerful pulsar outflows are capable of accelerating particles up to PeV energies at some orbital configurations and phases. The strong magnetic field in the interaction region produces a highly anisotropic structure of the particle accelerator and the emitter in the pulsar outflow. The anisotropic radiation pattern may affect the gamma-ray photon absorption and the number of the observed gamma-ray loud systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100484"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145222608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Athira M. Bharathan , C.S. Stalin , Sunder Sahayanathan , Blesson Mathew
{"title":"Clues on the X-ray emission mechanism of blazars PKS 2155−304 and 3C 454.3 through polarization studies","authors":"Athira M. Bharathan , C.S. Stalin , Sunder Sahayanathan , Blesson Mathew","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100472","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100472","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>X-ray polarization measurable with the imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (<em>IXPE</em>) could constrain the long debated leptonic versus hadronic origin for the high energy component in the broad band spectral energy distribution (SED) of blazars. We report here the results from <em>IXPE</em> and SED modeling of PKS 2155−304 and 3C 454.3, a high and low synchrotron peaked blazar. For PKS 2155−304, from model-independent analysis, we found polarization angle <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>Ψ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>X</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> = (130 ± 2.5) deg and polarization degree <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>Π</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>X</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> = (20.9 ± 1.8)% in the 2−8 keV band in agreement with spectro-polarimetric analysis. We found <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>Π</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>X</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> to vary with time and indications of it to vary between energies, suggesting that the emission regions are stratified. For 3C 454.3, we did not detect X-ray polarization in the June 2023 observation, analyzed here for the first time. The detection of X-ray polarization in PKS 2155−304 and its non-detection in 3C 454.3 is in accordance with the X-ray emission from synchrotron and inverse Compton process, respectively, operating in these sources. Further, our division of the dataset into finer time bins allows a more granular view of polarization variability. Additionally, we modeled the broadband SEDs of both the sources using data acquired quasi-simultaneously with <em>IXPE</em>, in the optical, UV and X-rays from <em>Swift</em>, <em>AstroSat</em> and <em>γ</em>-rays from <em>Fermi</em>. In PKS 2155−304, the observed X-ray is found to lie in the high energy tail of the synchrotron component of the SED, while in 3C 454.3 the observed X-ray lies in the rising part of the inverse Compton component of the SED. Our SED modeling along with X-ray polarization observations favor a leptonic scenario for the observed X-ray emission in PKS 2155−304. The SED modeling for these specific <em>IXPE</em> epochs has not been presented before, allowing us to place additional constraints on the physical conditions in the jet. These results strengthen the case for a structured jet model where X-ray emission originates from a compact acceleration zone near the shock front, while lower-energy optical emission is produced in a broader, more turbulent region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100472"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145222607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerating behavior from dynamical system analysis parameters","authors":"Rahul Bhagat, B. Mishra","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100483","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100483","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We have performed the dynamical system analysis to obtain the critical point in which, the value of the geometric and dynamical parameters satisfy the late-time cosmic behavior of the Universe. At the outset, the modified Friedmann equations have been reformulated into a system of coupled differential equations to ensure that the minimal set of equations required for a second-order <span><math><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>Q</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> gravity. Then these equations are solved numerically to constrain the parameters with Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) techniques. Cosmic Chronometers (CC) and high-precision Pantheon<sup>+</sup> Type Ia Supernovae datasets are used to constrain the parameters. The evolution of key cosmological parameters indicates that the model exhibits quintessence-like behavior at present, with a tendency to converge towards the ΛCDM model at late-times. The dynamic system analysis provided the critical points that correspond to different phases of the Universe, which are analyzed in detail. The existence of a stable de Sitter attractor confirms the accelerating behavior of the model.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100483"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145159778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"X-ray emission of the Nuclear Stellar Disk as seen by SRG/ART-XC","authors":"Valentin Nezabudkin , Roman Krivonos , Sergey Sazonov , Rodion Burenin , Alexander Lutovinov , Ekaterina Filippova , Alexey Tkachenko , Mikhail Pavlinsky","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100473","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100473","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Nuclear Stellar Disk (NSD), together with the Nuclear Stellar Cluster and the supermassive black hole Sgr A*, forms the central region of the Milky Way. Galactic X-ray background emission is known to be associated with the old stellar population, predominantly produced by accreting white dwarfs. In this work we characterize the X-ray emission of the Galactic Center (GC) region using wide-field observations with the ART-XC telescope on-board the <em>SRG</em> observatory in the 4−12 keV energy band. Our analysis demonstrates that the X-ray emission of the GC at a spatial scale of a few hundred parsecs is dominated by the regularly-shaped NSD aligned in the Galactic plane, and characterized by latitudinal and longitudinal scale heights of ∼20 pc and ∼100 pc, respectively. The measured flux <span><math><mo>(</mo><msubsup><mrow><mn>6.8</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>0.3</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mn>0.1</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>)</mo><mo>×</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>10</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>erg s<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup> in the 4−12 keV band corresponds to a luminosity of <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>L</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>4</mn><mtext>–</mtext><mn>12</mn><mspace></mspace><mrow><mi>keV</mi></mrow></mrow></msub><mo>=</mo><mo>(</mo><msubsup><mrow><mn>5.9</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>0.3</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mn>0.1</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>)</mo><mo>×</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>36</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>erg s<sup>−1</sup>, assuming the GC distance of 8.178 kpc. The average mass-normalized X-ray emissivity of the NSD, <span><math><mo>〈</mo><mi>L</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>M</mi><mo>〉</mo><mo>=</mo><mo>(</mo><msubsup><mrow><mn>5.6</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>0.7</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mn>0.5</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>)</mo><mo>×</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>27</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>erg s<sup>−1</sup> M<span><math><msubsup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>⊙</mo></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span>, exceeds the corresponding value for the Galactic ridge by a factor of <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mn>3.3</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>0.5</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mn>0.4</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span>, confirming other studies. We also perform a deprojection of the observed NSD surface brightness distribution in order to construct a three-dimensional X-ray luminosity density model, which can be directly compared to the existing 3D stellar mass models. Finally, we conclude that the spatial distribution of the X-ray emission from the NSD is consistent with the most recent stellar mass density distribution model within 30%, which suggests that this emission is dominated by unresolved point X-ray sources rather than by diffuse X-ray emission.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100473"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145159861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamical dark energy from F(R) gravity models unifying inflation with dark energy: Confronting the latest observational data","authors":"S.D. Odintsov , V.K. Oikonomou , G.S. Sharov","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A class of viable <span><math><mi>F</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> gravity models which can provide a unified description of inflation with the dark energy era is confronted with the latest observational data on the dark energy era. These models have the unique characteristic that the de Sitter scalaron mass in the Einstein frame counterpart theory is a monotonic function of the curvature, which renders them viable descriptions for both the inflationary and the late-time acceleration eras. We also compare these models with other well-known viable <span><math><mi>F</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> gravity models and with the Λ-Cold-Dark-Matter model. As we show, the most phenomenologically successful models are those which deviate significantly from the Λ-Cold-Dark-Matter model. Also some of the models presented, provide a statistically favorable description of the dark energy eras, compared with the exponential <span><math><mi>F</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> gravity model and of course compared with the Λ-Cold-Dark-Matter model. All the models we present in this article are confronted with the observational data from the Planck collaboration, the Pantheon plus data from Type Ia supernovae, the two rounds of observations of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, data from baryon acoustic oscillations and the Hubble constant measurements. As we show, two of the models are statistically favorable by the data.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100471"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145159859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Triggering electron capture supernovae: Dark matter effects in degenerate white-dwarf-like cores of super-asymptotic giant branch stars","authors":"Vishal Parmar , Domenico Scordino , Ignazio Bombaci","doi":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100470","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jheap.2025.100470","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) have emerged as a compelling formation channel for low-mass neutron stars, bolstered by decades of theoretical work and increasingly supported by observational evidence, including the recent identification of SN 2018zd. Motivated by this, we investigate the influence of fermionic asymmetric dark matter (ADM) on the equilibrium structure of progenitor cores and the formation of their neutron star remnants. Using a general relativistic two-fluid formalism, we model the coupled evolution of ordinary matter (OM) and ADM, treated as separately conserved fluids interacting solely through gravity. Our analysis focuses on neon-rich white dwarfs (Ne WDs), which are typical progenitor cores for ECSNe. We assume conservation of both baryon number (<span><math><msub><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>) and DM particle number (<span><math><msub><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>D</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>) during collapse, allowing for a consistent mapping between progenitor and remnant configurations. We find that ADM significantly enhances the central density of the WD progenitor. This lowers the threshold gravitational mass <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>M</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>⁎</mo></mrow></msup></math></span> required to initiate electron capture, enabling ECSNe from lower-mass progenitors. The resulting remnants are stable, DM-admixed neutron stars with gravitational masses potentially well below current observational bounds. Moreover, we find that the conversion energy during the WD-to-NS conversion is also significantly reduced for higher ADM particle masses and fractions, suggesting that unusually low-energy ECSNe may serve as potential indicators of ADM involvement in stellar collapse.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54265,"journal":{"name":"Journal of High Energy Astrophysics","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100470"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145110181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}