Impact of pairing correlations on the chemical composition of the inner crust of a neutron star

Abstract

We investigate the impact of the role of pairing correlation on the energy per particles of Wigner-Seitz cells in the inner crust of a neutron star. In particular, we compare some common approximations done to treat pairing effects and we estimate the possible error. To reduce the computational cost of the calculations required to determine the chemical composition of the crust, we present a new numerical method based on Gaussian Emulator Process.

Metadata

Authors/Creators:	Pastore, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3354-6432 Shelley, M. Diget, C. Aa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9778-8759
Dates:	Accepted: 2017 Published: 17 May 2017
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	11 Apr 2017 16:00
Last Modified:	06 Dec 2023 12:59
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.22323/1.281.0145
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.22323/1.281.0145
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