Neutron Star Inner Crust at Finite Temperatures: A Comparison Between Compressible Liquid Drop and Extended Thomas-Fermi ApproachesWe investigate the effects of temperature on the properties of the inner crust of a non-accreting neutron star. To this aim, we employ two different treatments: the compressible liquid drop model…Guilherme Grams, Nikolai N. Shchechilin, Théau Diverrès et al.·May 26, 2025SaveLearn
Ab initio many-fermion structure calculations on a quantum computerTo overcome the limitations of existing algorithms for solving self-bound quantum many-body problems -- such as those encountered in nuclear and particle physics -- that access only a restricted…Weijie Du, Yangguang Yang, Zixin Liu et al.·May 26, 2025SaveLearn
Triaxial shapes in even-even nuclei: A theoretical overviewTriaxial shapes in even-even nuclei have been considered since the early days of the nuclear collective model. Although many theoretical approaches have been used over the years for their…Dennis Bonatsos, Andriana Martinou, S. K. Peroulis et al.·May 26, 2025SaveLearn
Constraints on maximum neutron star mass from proto-neutron star evolutionA proto-neutron star (PNS) gets formed after a successful supernova when the stellar remnant decouples from the ejecta. In this study, we explore a relativistic framework for the finite-temperature…Deepak Kumar, Tuhin Malik, Hiranmaya Mishra et al.·May 24, 2025SaveLearn
The Gilbert Damping Factor of Heavy Quark Spin Polarization in the Magnetic FieldWe employ the linear response theory to calculate the polarization rate of heavy quark spin in the presence of a strong magnetic field and the hot QCD matter, both of which are simultaneously…Tianyang Li, Anping Huang, Baoyi Chen·May 24, 2025SaveLearn
Bridging reaction theory and nuclear structure in π-48Ca scatteringWe extend the pion-nucleus multiple-scattering framework to include detailed second-order rescattering dynamics for nuclei with non-zero isospin. To account for intermediate charge-exchange and…Viacheslav Tsaran, Francesco Marino, Sonia Bacca et al.·May 24, 2025SaveLearn
Recent progress in configuration-interaction shell modelSince Mayer and Jensen employed the single-particle shell model to interpret the magic numbers, various microscopic nuclear models have been developed to study the nuclear force and structure. The…Menglan Liu, Cenxi Yuan·May 23, 2025SaveLearn
Properties of the neutron star crust informed by nuclear structure dataWe perform a Bayesian analysis of the neutron star (NS) equation of state (EoS) based on a wide set of Skyrme functionals, derived from previous nuclear physics inferences. The novelty of this…Pietro Klausner, Marco Antonelli, Francesca Gulminelli·May 22, 2025SaveLearn
Seniority-two valence-shell building blocks of the octupole phononThe relative ordering of J- levels of multiplets resulting from two-body excitations, which include a Jπ=3- state that can contribute to the octupole phonon, are investigated in a…M. Scheck, R. Chapman, K. Mashtakov et al.·May 22, 2025SaveLearn
α+2n+2n 3-body cluster structures and dineutron breaking in 8 HeThe 02+ state of 8He has been discovered by a recent experiment, which suggested a developed cluster structure of spatially correlated neutron pairs, called "dineutrons" (2n).…Kosei Nakagawa, Yoshiko Kanada-En'yo·May 22, 2025SaveLearn
Initial-State Charge Density Predicts Final-State Net Charge Flow in Heavy-Ion CollisionsWe propose a new class of charge-conjugation-odd flow observables and use them to investigate the dynamics of conserved currents in simulations of relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Inspired by the…Jefferson Sousa, Matthew D. Sievert, Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler et al.·May 21, 2025SaveLearn
Enhancing the creation of elements in laser-assisted heavy-ion fusion reactionsLow-energy fusion of heavy ions is a fascinating coupling-assisted quantum tunnelling problem, whose understanding is crucial for advancing the synthesis of new elements and isotopes. Quantum…Nicholas Thomson, Laura Moschini, Alexis Diaz-Torres·May 21, 2025SaveLearn
Quadrupole Strength in Isobaric TripletsThe dependence of the E2 matrix elements on isospin projection Tz is linked to the conservation of the isospin symmetry. To study this conjecture, we calculated the $B(E2: 2+ →…B. C. Backes, J. Dobaczewski, D. Muir et al.·May 21, 2025SaveLearn
Robust extrapolation using physics-related activation functions in neural networks for nuclear massesGiven the importance of nuclear mass predictions, numerous models have been developed to extrapolate the measured data into unknown regions. While neural networks -- the core of modern artificial…C. H. Kim, K. Y. Chae, M. S. Smith·May 21, 2025SaveLearn
Low-energy 12C continuum states in three-α modelThe electric multipole strength distributions for transitions from the 12C(01+) ground state to 3α (0+, 1-, 2+, and 3-) continuum states are studied in terms of…Souichi Ishikawa·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Deformation of Jets Induced by Ambient Medium FlowThe evolution of jets showers in high energy nuclear collisions is influenced in various ways by the presence of a surrounding medium. The interaction of jet constituents with the medium can happen…Arjun Sengupta, Rainer J. Fries·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
An Overview of the MUSES Calculation Engine and How It Can Be Used to Describe Neutron StarsFor densities beyond nuclear saturation, there is still a large uncertainty in the equations of state (EoS) of dense matter that translate into uncertainties in the internal structure of neutron…Mateus Pelicer, Veronica Dexheimer, Joaquin Grefa·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Relaxation Time Approximation for a multi-species relativistic gasWe generalize a recent prescription for the relaxation time approximation for the relativistic Boltzmann equation for systems with multiple particle species at finite temperature. This is performed…Gabriel S. Rocha, Gabriel S. Denicol·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Left-right splitting of elliptic flow in heavy ion collisions: TRENTo-3D initialization and CLVisc hydrodynamic simulationsUsing the TRENTo-3D initial condition model coupled with (3+1)-dimensional CLVisc hydrodynamic simulations, we systematically investigate the left-right splitting of elliptic flow ( v2)…Ze-Fang Jiang, Xiang Fan, Duan She et al.·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Classifying metal-poor stars with machine learning using nucleosynthesis calculationsWe apply the capabilities of machine learning (ML) to discern patterns in order to classify metal-poor stars. To do so, we train an ML model on a bank of nucleosynthesis calculations derived from…Nicole Vassh, Yilin Wang, Richard M. Woloshyn et al.·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Searching for entanglement in final polarization states of the neutron-proton scatteringWe investigate polarization states of the outgoing neutron-proton (np) pair in elastic polarized neutron and proton scattering, aiming to find unambiguous evidence for entanglement of their spin…H. Witała, J. Golak, R. Skibiński·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Unified nonparametric equation-of-state inference from the neutron-star crust to perturbative-QCD densitiesPerturbative quantum chromodynamics (pQCD), while valid only at densities exceeding those found in the cores of neutron stars, could provide constraints on the dense-matter equation of state (EOS).…Eliot Finch, Isaac Legred, Katerina Chatziioannou et al.·May 19, 2025SaveLearn
Nucleon-nucleon correlation functions from different interactions in comparisonCorrelation functions as they can be observed in heavy-ion collisions using the femtoscopy technique are a powerful tool to study the interaction among different baryons or mesons. Specifically, the…Matthias Göbel, Alejandro Kievsky·May 19, 2025SaveLearn
Correlation between U/Th and Pb/Os abundance ratios and its application in nuclear cosmochronologyThe abundance ratios of radioactive elements U/Th and stable elements Pb/Os from the r-process are found to have a strong correlation. This correlation is quite robust with respect to astrophysical…Y. Y. Huang, Q. Q. Cui, X. H. Wu et al.·May 19, 2025SaveLearn
Study of the hottest droplet of fluid through correlations and fluctuations of collective variablesIn this thesis, we focus on the fluctuations and correlations of the collective observables such as the mean transverse momentum per particle ([pT]) and harmonic flow coefficients (vn) of…Rupam Samanta·May 19, 2025SaveLearn