Coulomb plasmas in outer envelopes of neutron stars

Authors
Potekhin, AY Chabrier, G Yakovlev, DG
Citation
Ay. Potekhin et al., Coulomb plasmas in outer envelopes of neutron stars, CONTR PLASM, 41(2-3), 2001, pp. 231-234
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PLASMA PHYSICS
ISSN journal
08631042 → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
231 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
0863-1042(2001)41:2-3<231:CPIOEO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Outer envelopes of neutron stars consist mostly of fully ionized, strongly coupled Coulomb plasmas characterized by typical densities rho similar to 1 0(4)-10(11) g cm(-3) and temperatures T similar to 10(4)-10(9) K. Many neut ron stars possess magnetic fields B similar to 10(11)-10(14) G. Recent theo retical advances allow one to calculate thermodynamic functions and electro n transport coefficients for such plasmas with an accuracy required for the oretical interpretation of observations.