Probing the impact of WIMP dark matter on universal relations, GW170817 posterior, and radial oscillations

ABSTRACT In this study, we investigate the impact of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) dark matter (DM) on C–Λ universal relations, GW170817 posterior, and radial oscillations of neutron stars (NSs) by considering the interactions of uniformly trapped neutralinos as a DM candidate with th...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2023-11, Vol.525 (4), p.5492-5499
Main Authors: Routaray, Pinku, Quddus, Abdul, Chakravarti, Kabir, Kumar, Bharat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dark matter
Equations of state
Fermions
Higgs bosons
Neutron stars
Oscillation modes
Standard model (particle physics)
Stellar oscillations
Weakly interacting massive particles
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Summary:ABSTRACT In this study, we investigate the impact of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) dark matter (DM) on C–Λ universal relations, GW170817 posterior, and radial oscillations of neutron stars (NSs) by considering the interactions of uniformly trapped neutralinos as a DM candidate with the hadronic matter through the exchange of the Higgs boson within the framework of the Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (NMSSM). The hadronic equation of state (EOS) is modelled using the relativistic mean-field (RMF) formalism with IOPB-I, G3, and quark–meson coupling (QMC)-RMF series parameter sets. The presence of DM softens the EOS at both the background and the perturbation levels that implies a small shift to the left in the posterior accompanied by a much larger jump in the left of the mass–radius curves with increasing DM mass. It is observed that EOSs with DM also satisfy the C–Λ universality relations among themselves but get slightly shifted to the right in comparison to that without considering DM. Additionally, we find that the inclusion of DM allows the mass–radius (M–R) curves to remain consistent with observational constraints for HESS J1731−347, indicating the possibility of classifying it as a dark matter-admixed neutron star (DMANS). Moreover, we explore the impact of DM on the radial oscillations of pulsating stars and investigate the stability of NSs. The results demonstrate a positive correlation between the mass of DM and the frequencies of radial oscillation modes.
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stad2628