18–21 Sept 2013
Yerevan, Armenia
Europe/Moscow timezone

Coulomb crystals in neutron star crust

Not scheduled
1m
Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan, Armenia

Guesthouse of Yerevan State University, Mashtots ave. 52

Speaker

Dr Denis Baiko (A.F.Ioffe Physical Technical Institute)

Description

It is well known that neutron star crust in a wide range of mass densities and temperatures is in a crystal state. At a given density, the crystal is made of fully ionized atomic nuclei of a single species immersed in a nearly incompressible (i.e., constant and uniform) charge compensating background of electrons. This model is known as the Coulomb crystal model. In this talk we analyze thermodynamic and elastic properties of the Coulomb crystals and discuss various deviations from the ideal model. In particular, we study the Coulomb crystal behavior in the presence of a strong magnetic field, consider the effect of the electron gas polarizability, outline the main properties of binary Coulomb crystals, and touch the subject of quasi-free neutrons permeating the Coulomb crystal of ions in deeper layers of neutron star crust.

Author

Dr Denis Baiko (A.F.Ioffe Physical Technical Institute)

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