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Publications (7)

astro-ph.HE2024

Constraining the dense matter equation of state with new NICER mass-radius measurements and new chiral effective field theory inputs

Nathan Rutherford, Melissa Mendes, Isak Svensson +12

Pulse profile modeling of X-ray data from NICER is now enabling precision inference of neutron star mass and radius. Combined with nuclear physics constraints from chiral effective…

nucl-th2026

Astrophysics equation of state inference with Bayesian chiral effective field theory uncertainties

Melissa Mendes, Hannah Göttling, Anna Hensel +5

We investigate Bayesian chiral effective field theory (EFT) uncertainties, which assign a statistical interpretation to equation of state (EOS) distributions near nuclear satur…

astro-ph.HE2024

A NICER View of the Nearest and Brightest Millisecond Pulsar: PSR J0437$\unicode{x2013}$4715

Devarshi Choudhury, Tuomo Salmi, Serena Vinciguerra +17

We report Bayesian inference of the mass, radius and hot X-ray emitting region properties - using data from the Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER) - for the brighte…

astro-ph.HE2025

A NICER view of the 1.4 solar-mass edge-on pulsar PSR J0614-3329

Lucien Mauviard, Sebastien Guillot, Tuomo Salmi +20

Four neutron star radius measurements have already been obtained by modeling the X-ray pulses of rotation-powered millisecond pulsars observed by the Neutron Star Interior Composit…

astro-ph.HE2023

Constraining bosonic asymmetric dark matter with neutron star mass-radius measurements

Nathan Rutherford, Geert Raaijmakers, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein +1

Neutron stars can accumulate asymmetric dark matter (ADM) in their interiors, which affects the neutron star's measurable properties and makes compact objects prime targets to sear…

astro-ph.HE2026

Equation-of-state-informed pulse profile modeling

Mariska Hoogkamer, Nathan Rutherford, Daniela Huppenkothen +9

NICER has enabled mass-radius inferences for pulsars using pulse profile modeling (PPM), providing constraints on the equation of state (EOS) of cold, dense matter. To date, PPM an…