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Phase separation in the crust of accreting neutron stars.
- Source :
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Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics [Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys] 2007 Jun; Vol. 75 (6 Pt 2), pp. 066101. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Jun 04. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Nucleosynthesis, on the surface of accreting neutron stars, produces a range of chemical elements. We perform molecular dynamics simulations of crystallization to see how this complex composition forms new neutron star crust. We find chemical separation, with the liquid ocean phase greatly enriched in low atomic number elements compared to the solid crust. This phase separation should change many crust properties such as the thermal conductivity and shear modulus.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-3755
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 6 Pt 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17677319
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.75.066101