Isospin-rich nuclei in neutron star matter
Nuclear Theory
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
Stability of nuclei beyond the drip lines in the presence of an enveloping gas of nucleons and electrons, as prevailing in the inner crust of a neutron star, is studied in the temperature-dependent Thomas-Fermi framework. A limiting asymmetry in the isospin space beyond which nuclei cannot exist emerges from the calculations. The ambient conditions like temperature, baryon density and neutrino concentration under which these exotic nuclear systems can be formed are studied in some detail.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0206045,
title = {Isospin-rich nuclei in neutron star matter},
author = {Tapas Sil and J. N. De and S. K. Samaddar and X. Vinas and M. Centelles and B. K. Agrawal and S. K. Patra},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0206045},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Submitted to Phy. Rev. C: Revtex version of manuscript 22 pages and 10 PS-files for figures