3 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
Magnetothermal evolution of neutron star cores in the `weak-coupling' regime: implications of ambipolar diffusion for the quiescent X-ray luminosity of magnetars
N. A. Moraga, F. Castillo, D. D. Ofengeim +5
The high quiescent X-ray luminosity observed in some magnetars is widely attributed to the decay and evolution of their ultra-strong magnetic fields. Several dissipation mechanisms…
astro-ph.HE2024
Cooling of neutron stars in soft X-ray transients with realistic crust composition
A. Y. Potekhin, A. I. Chugunov, N. N. Shchechilin +1
Thermal radiation of neutron stars in soft X-ray transients (SXTs) in a quiescent state is believed to be powered by the heat deposited in the stellar crust due to nuclear reaction…
nucl-th2024
On variational trial functions in the extended Thomas-Fermi method
A. Y. Potekhin, A. I. Chugunov, N. N. Shchechilin +1
Parametrized nucleon density distributions are widely employed for the calculation of the properties of atomic nuclei and dense inhomogeneous matter in compact stars within the Tho…