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Gamma photons from parametric resonance in neutron stars

Juan Garcia-Bellido, Alexander Kusenko

hep-pharXiv:hep-ph/9812534

Abstract

Shock waves in cold nuclear matter, e.g. those induced by a collision of two neutron stars, can generate a large number of gamma photons via parametric resonance. We study the resonant production of gamma rays inside a shocked neutron star and discuss the possible astrophysical consequences of this phenomenon.

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