Synthesis of superheavy elements in the outer crust of a magnetar
Abstract
A theoretical understanding of a possible mechanism for synthesizing superheavy elements in the outer crust of magnetars is presented. We demonstrate that such a mechanism can be present whenever the baryon density in the outer crust of a neutron star reaches values around 10-2 fm-3. This scenario could be realized in magnetars with hypothetical large magnetic fields, B ≥ 1018 G. Under such conditions, the Coulomb lattice, formed by ionized nuclei, enables a mechanism that synthesizes superheavy elements.
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