51 citations
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nucl-th2015★ 51 cited
Constraints on the symmetry energy from observational probes of the neutron star crust
William G. Newton, Joshua Hooker, Michael Gearheart +4
A number of observed phenomena associated with individual neutron star systems or neutron star populations find explanations in models in which the neutron star crust plays an impo…
astro-ph.SR2013★ 40 cited
The cooling of the Cassiopeia A neutron star as a probe of the nuclear symmetry energy and nuclear pasta
William G. Newton, Kyleah Murphy, Joshua Hooker +1
X-ray observations of the neutron star in the Cas A supernova remnant over the past decade suggest the star is undergoing a rapid drop in surface temperature of …