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New NICER Constraints on the Equation of State of High-Density Matter

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Abstract

Precise and reliable measurements of neutron star radii are essential to our understanding of cold, catalyzed matter beyond nuclear saturation density. I will present new measurements of the mass and radius of the pulsar PSR J0437-4715 based on NICER X-ray data, as well as an updated measurement of the mass and radius of the high-mass pulsar PSR J0740+6620. In addition to presenting our analyses of these new and updated data sets, I will discuss the implications of our measurements for the matter in the cores of neutron stars.

Publication: This talk will cover two papers which are in preparation and will be at least posted as preprints if not published by April.

Presenters

  • Alexander J Dittmann

    University of Maryland College Park

Authors

  • Alexander J Dittmann

    University of Maryland College Park