23–26 Sept 2025
Yerevan, Armenia
Etc/GMT+4 timezone

X-ray pulse profile as a new probe for dark matter halo around neutron stars

26 Sept 2025, 16:00
30m
Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan, Armenia

Department of Physics, Alex Manukyan str. 1, Yerevan, Armenia

Speaker

Mr Davood Rafiei Karkevandi (University of Wroclaw, Institute of Theoretical Physics)

Description

X-ray telescopes—NICER, eXTP, ATHENA, and STROBE-X—offer a promising probe of the structure of compact objects such as neutron stars. A dark-matter halo surrounding these objects alters the local space-time and, in turn, affects light propagation. In this work, we examine the impact of forming a self-interacting bosonic dark-matter halo around neutron stars, aiming to identify signatures that may shed light on the nature of dark matter.

Author

Mr Davood Rafiei Karkevandi (University of Wroclaw, Institute of Theoretical Physics)

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