Effects of ion correlations in supernovae and neutron star crusts

O. L. Caballero, C. J. Horowitz

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Abstract

Core-collapse supernovae are some of the most energetic explosions in the Universe. During the collapse 99 % of the energy is lost by neutrino emission. The dynamics of the explosion is highly sensitive to neutrino scattering from the stellar medium. We use molecular dynamics simulations to calculate ion structure factors, neutrino-nucleus scattering cross sections, and neutrino mean free paths. We find clear differences in the neutrino mean free path when the medium is composed of a mixture of ions compared with a medium composed of a single ion species.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVII Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications
Pages387-390
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event7th Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications - Cusco, Peru
Duration: 11 May 200716 May 2007

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume947
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference7th Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications
Country/TerritoryPeru
CityCusco
Period11/05/0716/05/07

Keywords

  • Dense matter
  • Neutrino
  • Neutron stars
  • Supernovae

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