Strongly coupled Coulomb and nuclear plasma in inner crusts of neutron stars

Authors
Yakovlev, DG Gnedin, OY Potekhin, AY
Citation
Dg. Yakovlev et al., Strongly coupled Coulomb and nuclear plasma in inner crusts of neutron stars, CONTR PLASM, 41(2-3), 2001, pp. 227-230
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PLASMA PHYSICS
ISSN journal
08631042 → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
227 - 230
Database
ISI
SICI code
0863-1042(2001)41:2-3<227:SCCANP>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Matter of subnuclear density in the inner crusts of neutron stars consists of neutron-rich atomic nuclei immersed in strongly degenerate relativistic gas of electrons and strongly nonideal liquid of neutrons. Thermodynamic an d kinetic properties of this matter are greatly affected by Coulomb and nuc lear interactions and can be studied, in principle, from observations of th ermal radiation of young (age less than or similar to 100 yr) neutron stars .