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Neutron Star Matter as a Dilute Solution of Protons in Neutrons
Tech Univ Darmstadt, Dept Phys, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany.;GSI Helmholtzzentrum Schwerionenforsch GmbH, ExtreMe Matter Inst EMMI, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany..
Tech Univ Darmstadt, Dept Phys, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany.;GSI Helmholtzzentrum Schwerionenforsch GmbH, ExtreMe Matter Inst EMMI, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany.;Max Planck Inst Kernphys, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany..
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Tech Univ Darmstadt, Dept Phys, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany.;GSI Helmholtzzentrum Schwerionenforsch GmbH, ExtreMe Matter Inst EMMI, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany.;Max Planck Inst Kernphys, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany..
2024 (English)In: Physical Review Letters, ISSN 0031-9007, E-ISSN 1079-7114, Vol. 132, no 23, article id 232701Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Neutron stars contain neutron-rich matter with around 5% protons at nuclear saturation density. In this Letter, we consider equilibrium between bulk phases of matter based on asymmetric nuclear matter calculations using chiral effective field theory interactions rather than, as has been done in the past, by interpolation between the properties of symmetric nuclear matter and pure neutron matter. Neutron drip (coexistence of nuclear matter with pure neutrons) is well established, but from earlier work it is unclear whether proton drip (equilibrium between two phases, both of which contain protons and neutrons) is possible. We find that proton drip is a robust prediction of any physically reasonable equation of state, but that it occurs over a limited region of densities and proton fractions. An analytical model based on expanding the energy in powers of the proton density, rather than the neutron excess, is able to account for these features of the phase diagram.

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American Physical Society (APS) , 2024. Vol. 132, no 23, article id 232701
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-349699DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.232701ISI: 001244263300011PubMedID: 38905655Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85195871731OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-349699DiVA, id: diva2:1881036
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