Nuclear constraints on properties of neutron star crusts

J Xu, LW Chen, BA Li, HR Ma - The Astrophysical Journal, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The transition density ρ t and pressure P t at the inner edge separating the liquid core from
the solid crust of neutron stars are systematically studied using a modified Gogny (MDI) and …

Strong magnetic fields and pasta phases reexamined

L Scurto, H Pais, F Gulminelli - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
In this work, we compute the structure and composition of the inner crust of a neutron star in
the presence of a strong magnetic field, such as can be found in magnetars. To determine …

Pasta phases in neutron stars under strong magnetic fields

X Wang, J Li, J Fang, H Pais, C Providência - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
In the present work, we consider nuclear matter in the innermost crust of neutron stars under
the presence of a strong magnetic field within the framework of a relativistic mean-field …

Liquid-gas phase transition in strange hadronic matter with relativistic models

JR Torres, F Gulminelli, DP Menezes - Physical Review C, 2016 - APS
Background: The advent of new dedicated experimental programs on hyperon physics is
rapidly boosting the field, and the possibility of synthesizing multiple strange hypernuclei …

Assessing the joint effect of temperature and magnetic field on the neutron star equation of state

L Scurto, V Carvalho, H Pais, C Providência - Physical Review C, 2024 - APS
In this work, we study the effect of strong magnetic fields on the equation of state (EoS) of
warm, homogeneous, neutron star (NS) matter in beta equilibrium. NS matter is described …

Larger and more heterogeneous neutron star crusts: A result of strong magnetic fields

J Fang, H Pais, S Avancini, C Providência - Physical Review C, 2016 - APS
We study the effect of strong magnetic fields, of the order of 10 15–10 17 G, on the extension
of the crust of magnetized neutron stars. The dynamical instability region of neutron-proton …

Effect of strong magnetic fields on the nuclear “pasta” phase structure

RCR de Lima, SS Avancini, C Providência - Physical Review C—Nuclear …, 2013 - APS
The effect of strong magnetic fields on the properties of the pasta structure is calculated
within a Thomas-Fermi approach using relativistic mean-field models to modulate stellar …

Crust-core transition of a neutron star: effect of the temperature under strong magnetic fields

M Ferreira, A Rabhi, C Providência - The European Physical Journal A, 2021 - Springer
The effect of temperature on the crust-core transition of a magnetar is studied. The
thermodynamical spinodals are used to calculate the transition region within a relativistic …

A statistical model for the thermodynamic instabilities of asymmetric nuclear matter

SA Ghaemmaghami, MG Mojarrad - The European Physical Journal A, 2022 - Springer
We investigate the thermodynamic instabilities of asymmetric nuclear matter (ANM) from the
mechanical (isoscalar) and chemical (isovector) points of view in the framework of a …

Neutron matter under strong magnetic fields: A comparison of models

R Aguirre, E Bauer, I Vidaña - Physical Review C, 2014 - APS
The equation of state of neutron matter is affected by the presence of a magnetic field due to
the intrinsic magnetic moment of the neutron. Here we study the equilibrium configuration of …