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Explicit expressions for the differential and total rates and emissivities of neutrino pairs from the photo-neutrino process $e^\pm + \gamma \to e^\pm + \nu + \bar\nu$ in hot and dense matter are derived. Full information about the emitted…
The classic theory of electron field emission from a cold metal surface due to Fowler and Nordheim (FN) is re-examined and found to violate the validity criteria for the WKB approximation, for electric fields greater than about 1V per…
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To derive physical properties of the neutron star surface with observed spectra, a realistic model spectrum of neutron star surface emission is essential. Limited by computing resources, a full computation of the radiative transfer…
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Electrical currents in low-dimensional quantum materials can drive electrons far from equilibrium, creating stark imbalance between electron and lattice temperatures. Yet, no existing methods enable simultaneous nanoscale mapping of both…