Effective mass of free neutrons in neutron star crust

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dc.creatorChamel, Nicolas
dc.date2005-12-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:28:20Z
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dc.descriptionThe inner layers of a neutron star crust, composed of a Coulomb lattice of neutron rich nuclear clusters immersed in a sea of ``free'' superfluid neutrons, are closely analogous to periodic condensed matter systems such as electronic, photonic or phononic crystals. Applying methods from solid state physics to the neutron star context, we study the transport properties of those ``free'' neutrons for the outermost layers of the inner crust, near the drip point $ρ_{\rm drip} \sim 4\times 10^{11}$ g.cm$^{-3}$. In particular, we evaluate the effective neutron mass resulting from Bragg scattering by a band structure calculation. Comparison is made with the case of electrons in solids. The observational consequences are briefly discussed.
dc.description18 pages, 6 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0512034
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0512034
dc.identifierNucl.Phys.A773:263-278,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2006.04.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/196410
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleEffective mass of free neutrons in neutron star crust
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