Neutron rich matter in the laboratory and in the cosmos
Charles Horowitz
Indiana University
The Lead Radius Experiment (PREX) is using parity violating electron
scattering to precisely determine where the neutrons are in a 208Pb
nucleus. This measurement has important implications for the properties
of neutron rich matter in astrophysics. We illustrate some of these
implications with molecular dynamics simulations of neutron star crust and
calculate mechanical and transport properties of dense matter that help
determine electromagnetic, neutrino, and gravitational wave radiations
of neutron stars.
Date: | Mardi, le 13 avril 2010 |
Heure: | 16:00 |
Lieu: | Université McGill |
| Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, R.E. Bell Conference Room (room 103) |
Contact: | Robert Rutledge |
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