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Nuclear interactions shape the dUrca threshold, and it is essential to understand this for interpreting the thermal evolution of neutron stars, in particular in light of recent studies of exceptionally cold objects.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Aims.<\/jats:italic>\n                    We investigated the impact of incorporating the scalar-isovector\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b4<\/jats:italic>\n                    meson into the neutron star equation of state. This alters the internal proton fraction and consequently affects the dUrca cooling threshold. Proton superfluidity is known to suppress dUrca rates, and we therefore also examined the interplay between the nuclear interaction mediated by the\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b4<\/jats:italic>\n                    meson and the\n                    <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>0<\/jats:sub>\n                    proton-pairing gap.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Methods.<\/jats:italic>\n                    We performed a Bayesian analysis using models built within a relativistic mean-field approximation that incorporated constraints from astrophysical observations, nuclear experiments, and known results of ab initio calculations of pure neutron matter. We then imposed a constraint on the dUrca threshold based on studies of fast-cooling neutron stars.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Results.<\/jats:italic>\n                    The inclusion of the\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b4<\/jats:italic>\n                    meson expands the range of possible internal compositions and directly influences the stellar mass required for the central density to reach the dUrca threshold. Furthermore, we find that the observation of relatively young and cold neutron stars provides insights into the\n                    <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>0<\/jats:sub>\n                    proton superfluidity in the core of neutron stars.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1051\/0004-6361\/202554729","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,17]],"date-time":"2025-10-17T18:43:28Z","timestamp":1760726608000},"page":"A200","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Role of the\n                    <i>\u03b4<\/i>\n                    meson in the equation of state and direct Urca cooling of neutron stars"],"prefix":"10.1051","volume":"703","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8763-5660","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"L.","family":"Scurto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CFisUC, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra","place":["Portugal"]}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7247-1950","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"H.","family":"Pais","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CFisUC, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra","place":["Portugal"]}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5470-4308","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"M.","family":"Antonelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Caen Normandie, CNRS\/IN2P3, LPC Caen","place":["France"]}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4354-2849","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"F.","family":"Gulminelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Caen Normandie, CNRS\/IN2P3, LPC Caen","place":["France"]},{"name":"IUF, service du Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Enseignement sup\u00e9rieur et de la Recherche","place":["France"]}]}],"member":"250","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"L13","DOI":"10.3847\/2041-8213\/aa920c","volume":"848","author":"Abbott","year":"2017","journal-title":"ApJ"},{"key":"R2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"161101","DOI":"10.1103\/PhysRevLett.119.161101","volume":"119","author":"Abbott","year":"2017","journal-title":"Phys. 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