Neutron to dark matter decay in neutron stars
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2018
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Motta, T.F.
Guichon, P.A.M.
Thomas, A.W.
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International Journal of Modern Physics A: particles and fields; gravitation; cosmology; nuclear physics, 2018, vol.33, iss.31
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T. F. Motta, P. A. M. Guichon and A. W. Thomas
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Conference on Particles and Cosmology (5 Mar 2018 - 9 Mar 2018 : Nanyang Technol Univ, Singapore, SINGAPORE)
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Recent proposals have suggested that a previously unknown decay mode of the neutron into a dark matter particle could solve the long lasting measurement problem of the neutron decay width. We show that, if the dark particle in neutron decay is the major component of the dark matter in the universe, this proposal is in disagreement with modern astrophysical data concerning neutron star masses.
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