Effects of the symmetry energy on properties of neutron star crusts near the neutron drip density

被引：52
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作者：
Bao, S. S. [1 ]
Hu, J. N. [1 ]
Zhang, Z. W. [1 ]
Shen, H. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Nankai Univ, Sch Phys, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW C | 2014年 / 90卷 / 04期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
EQUATION-OF-STATE; MEAN-FIELD-THEORY; CURVATURE PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR-SURFACE; MATTER; PHYSICS; HOT;
D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevC.90.045802
中图分类号：
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号：
070202 ;
摘要：
We study the effects of the symmetry energy on the neutron drip density and properties of nuclei in neutron star crusts. The nonuniform matter around the neutron drip point is calculated by using the Thomas-Fermi approximation with the relativistic mean-field model. The neutron drip density and the composition of the crust are found to be correlated with the symmetry energy and its slope. We compare the self-consistent Thomas-Fermi approximation with other treatments of surface and Coulomb energies and find that these finite-size effects play an essential role in determining the equilibrium state at low density.
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