We report a precision measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry A PV in the elastic
scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from Pb 208. We measure A PV= 550±16 …

The recently completed PREX-2 campaign measured the density distribution of neutrons in
the lead nucleus as a function of momentum transfer (the form factor), confirmed a relatively …

A promising probe to unmask particle dark matter is to observe its effect on neutron stars, the
prospects of which depend critically on whether captured dark matter thermalizes in a timely …

We describe and implement a procedure for determining the couplings of a relativistic mean-
field theory (RMFT) that is optimized for application to neutron star phenomenology. In the …

Thermal emission of neutron stars in soft X-ray transients (SXTs) in a quiescent state is
believed to be powered by the heat deposited in the stellar crust due to nuclear reactions …

The phase space density, ρ Q, of quarks in nuclei is studied using realistic models of
unintegrated quark distributions, known as transverse momentum densities (TMDs). If this …

Some parts of the accretion model of the Jovian planets' formation are studied in the context
of Palatini gravity. We mainly focus on the critical core mass, that is, a mass for which there is …

The runaway collapse phase of a small dark matter cluster inside a white dwarf star
encompasses a reversible stage, where heat can be transferred back and forth between …

The recently published CREX results suggest a rather peculiar picture for the density
dependence of the symmetry energy. Whereas PREX favors a large neutron skin thickness …

In recent years, the usefulness of astrophysical objects as dark matter (DM) probes has
become more and more evident, especially in view of null results from direct-detection and …