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The mass of the neutron star in 4U 1820-30 revisited

Marcio G B de Avellar , Jorge E Horvath , Nathalia D Pires , L\'ivia S Rocha , Lucas M de S\'a , Bianca B Martins , Lucas G Bar\~ao , Davi V Rodrigues
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Interpreting the 3.8 keV feature in 4U 1820-30 as a redshifted line creates tension with equation-of-state benchmarks unless the neutron star is unusually massive.

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This paper reexamines the neutron star in the ultracompact X-ray binary 4U 1820-30 using a reported transient absorption feature at 3.8 keV. The feature is interpreted as a gravitationally redshifted iron line that implies a compactness of 1 plus z approximately 1.72. Placing this constraint on the mass-radius diagram and comparing it to contours derived from NICER observations shows only marginal overlap when the maximum allowed mass is 2.3 solar masses or less. Compatibility can be restored with higher masses, but those values conflict with prior estimates from touchdown flux. The paper concludes that the redshift, touchdown-flux, and QPO interpretations do not converge on the same region of parameter space.

Core claim

The redshift interpretation of the 3.8 keV feature, the touchdown-flux estimates, and the QPO/ISCO interpretation do not naturally select the same mass-radius sector for this source under these assumptions. Reconciling them requires auxiliary assumptions with high leverage on the inferred compactness. If the maximum neutron-star mass is restricted to low values (≤ 2.3 M⊙), the redshift-implied locus shows at most marginal overlap with the EoS-informed contour, indicating substantial tension. Allowing a higher maximum mass enlarges the parameter space and can restore compatibility with that benchmark, but such high masses remain in tension with previous touchdown-flux estimates.

What carries the argument

The compactness value 1+z ≃ 1.72 derived from the 3.8 keV absorption feature, mapped onto the mass-radius plane with rotational corrections and compared to an EoS-informed 95% contour.

If this is right

  • When maximum mass is capped at 2.3 solar masses, the redshift locus overlaps only marginally with the NICER-derived contour.
  • Higher maximum masses allow overlap with the contour but conflict with touchdown-flux estimates.
  • The redshift, touchdown flux and highest QPO frequency interpretations select different mass-radius sectors.
  • Auxiliary assumptions are needed to reconcile the indicators.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Future high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy could confirm or refute the iron-line identification independently of the mass-radius comparison.
  • A precise mass measurement from other methods, such as binary dynamics, would directly test the redshift-derived compactness.
  • The tension suggests that multi-indicator analyses may be required to constrain neutron-star properties reliably in similar systems.

Load-bearing premise

The 3.8 keV absorption feature is a gravitationally redshifted, highly ionized iron line that directly implies a compactness of 1+z approximately 1.72.

What would settle it

A direct measurement of the neutron-star mass in 4U 1820-30 below approximately 2 solar masses combined with a radius inconsistent with the high-compactness locus would falsify the redshift interpretation.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.02828 by Bianca B Martins, Davi V Rodrigues, Guilherme R C Sampaio, Jorge E Horvath, L\'ivia S Rocha, Lucas G Bar\~ao, Lucas M de S\'a, Marcio G B de Avellar, Nathalia D Pires, Rachel M Takahashi.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Conditional 𝑀–𝑅 consistency map for 4U 1820– 30 under the adopted assumptions. The irregularly dotted contour shows the 95% EOS-informed reference band derived from NICER measurements of neutron-star masses 𝑀 (in solar units) and radii 𝑅 (in km). This NICER-based contour is included only as an EOS-informed benchmark and should not be interpreted as a direct observational constraint on 4U 1820–30. The horiz… view at source ↗
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We revisit the mass of the neutron star in the ultracompact binary 4U 1820--30 in light of a recently reported transient absorption feature at about 3.8 keV, interpreted as a gravitationally redshifted, highly ionized iron line and implying \(1+z\simeq1.72\), a very high stellar compactness. We examine whether the mass-radius locus implied by this interpretation can be made compatible with external EoS-informed benchmarks and timing-based estimates. We map the compactness implied by the redshift onto the mass-radius plane, including rotational effects, and compare the resulting region with an EoS-informed 95\% reference contour derived from NICER data of several neutron-star systems. While we do not perform a statistically self-consistent joint mass-radius inference for 4U 1820--30, we present a quantitative conditional consistency test in a common \(M-R\) framework, comparing published inputs under explicitly stated assumptions. We find that, if the maximum neutron-star mass is restricted to low values \((\leq 2.3\,M_{\odot})\), the redshift-implied locus shows at most marginal overlap with the EoS-informed contour, indicating substantial tension. Allowing a higher maximum mass enlarges the parameter space and can restore compatibility with that benchmark. However, such high masses remain in tension with previous touchdown-flux estimates, although they are not necessarily excluded by interpretations based on the highest detected quasi-periodic oscillation frequency. We conclude that the redshift interpretation of the 3.8 keV feature, the touchdown-flux estimates, and the QPO/ISCO interpretation do not naturally select the same mass-radius sector for this source under these assumptions. Reconciling them requires auxiliary assumptions with high leverage on the inferred compactness.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript revisits the neutron star in the ultracompact binary 4U 1820-30 using a transient absorption feature at ~3.8 keV interpreted as a gravitationally redshifted highly ionized iron line (1+z ≃ 1.72). It maps the implied compactness (including rotational effects) onto the M-R plane and performs a conditional consistency test against an EoS-informed 95% contour derived from NICER observations of several sources. The central finding is that, for M_max ≤ 2.3 M⊙, the redshift-implied locus shows at most marginal overlap with the contour (substantial tension), while higher M_max can restore compatibility but remains in tension with prior touchdown-flux estimates (though not necessarily with the highest QPO frequency interpretation). The analysis is explicitly conditional on the line identification and does not claim a joint statistical inference.

Significance. If the line identification holds, the work usefully illustrates how different observational constraints on this source (redshift, NICER EoS contour, touchdown flux, QPO) do not converge on a common M-R sector under standard assumptions, thereby motivating auxiliary assumptions with high leverage on compactness. The explicit statement of assumptions, use of published inputs, and framing as a conditional test rather than a new inference are strengths that allow the result to be evaluated on its own terms.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the claim of 'substantial tension' when M_max ≤ 2.3 M⊙ rests on the qualitative statement of 'at most marginal overlap' with the NICER 95% contour, but no quantitative measure of overlap, error propagation, or statistical test is described; this makes the tension assessment difficult to evaluate rigorously and is load-bearing for the central conditional claim.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: the mapping of the redshift-implied compactness onto the M-R plane (including rotation) is presented as the basis for all subsequent comparisons, yet the manuscript does not detail the specific equations or assumptions used to generate the locus from 1+z ≃ 1.72; without these, the conditional test cannot be reproduced or assessed for internal consistency.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states that conclusions are conditional on the line identification but could more explicitly flag that the entire tension analysis is invalidated if the 3.8 keV feature is not a surface redshifted Fe line.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful review and for recognizing the conditional nature of our analysis. We address the two major comments below. Both points identify areas where additional rigor and documentation will strengthen the manuscript, and we have revised accordingly.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the claim of 'substantial tension' when M_max ≤ 2.3 M⊙ rests on the qualitative statement of 'at most marginal overlap' with the NICER 95% contour, but no quantitative measure of overlap, error propagation, or statistical test is described; this makes the tension assessment difficult to evaluate rigorously and is load-bearing for the central conditional claim.

    Authors: We agree that the tension assessment would benefit from a quantitative metric. In the revised manuscript we will add an explicit calculation of the fractional overlap (in the M-R plane) between the redshift-implied locus and the NICER 95% contour for the M_max ≤ 2.3 M⊙ case, together with a brief description of how the locus boundaries were propagated from the stated 1+z uncertainty. This will be presented as a supplementary quantitative check while preserving the conditional framing of the test. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the mapping of the redshift-implied compactness onto the M-R plane (including rotation) is presented as the basis for all subsequent comparisons, yet the manuscript does not detail the specific equations or assumptions used to generate the locus from 1+z ≃ 1.72; without these, the conditional test cannot be reproduced or assessed for internal consistency.

    Authors: We accept that the mapping procedure requires explicit documentation. The revised manuscript will include a new subsection (or expanded paragraph in Section 2) that states the redshift-to-compactness relation, the approximate rotational corrections employed (including the adopted spin frequency and the form of the frame-dragging term), and the geometric construction of the allowed M-R band. All assumptions will be listed so that the locus can be regenerated from the published 1+z value. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity; conditional consistency test uses external published inputs and benchmarks

full rationale

The paper maps compactness from the assumed 1+z ≃ 1.72 (from the transient 3.8 keV feature interpreted as redshifted Fe line) onto the M-R plane including rotation, then compares the locus to an EoS-informed 95% contour from NICER data on other neutron stars and to prior touchdown-flux and QPO estimates. It explicitly states it does not perform joint inference and presents only a conditional test under stated assumptions. No equations reduce any result to a fitted parameter defined by the same data, no self-citation chains justify load-bearing premises, and no ansatz or uniqueness theorem is smuggled in. The line identification is an external assumption, not derived internally.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the validity of the 3.8 keV line interpretation and the NICER-derived EoS contour; the maximum-mass threshold is introduced as a test parameter.

free parameters (1)
  • maximum neutron-star mass threshold = 2.3 M_sun
    Used to separate low-mass and high-mass scenarios for the overlap test; value of 2.3 solar masses chosen as the boundary.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption The 3.8 keV absorption feature is a gravitationally redshifted highly ionized iron line with 1+z ≃ 1.72
    This identification is required to map the feature onto the mass-radius plane.
  • domain assumption The 95% reference contour derived from NICER data of several neutron-star systems is a valid EoS-informed benchmark
    Serves as the external reference region for the consistency test.

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