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Direct MD simulation of liquid-solid phase equilibria for three-component plasma
J. Hughto, C. J. Horowitz, A. S. Schneider +3
The neutron rich isotope 22Ne may be a significant impurity in carbon and oxygen white dwarfs and could impact how the stars freeze. We perform molecular dynamics simulations to de…
Neutron Star Crust and Molecular Dynamics Simulation
C. J. Horowitz, J. Hughto, A. Schneider +1
In this book chapter we review plasma crystals in the laboratory, in the interior of white dwarf stars, and in the crust of neutron stars. We describe a molecular dynamics formalis…
Direct MD simulation of liquid-solid phase equilibria for two-component plasmas
A. S. Schneider, J. Hughto, C. J. Horowitz +1
We determine the liquid-solid phase diagram for carbon-oxygen and oxygen-selenium plasma mixtures using two-phase MD simulations. We identified liquid, solid, and interface regions…
Diffusion in Coulomb Crystals
J. Hughto, A. S. Schneider, C. J. Horowitz +1
Diffusion in coulomb crystals can be important for the structure of neutron star crusts. We determine diffusion constants from molecular dynamics simulations. We find that …
Diffusion of Neon in White Dwarf Stars
C. J. Horowitz, J. Hughto, A. S. Schneider +1
Sedimentation of the neutron rich isotope Ne may be an important source of gravitational energy during the cooling of white dwarf stars. This depends on the diffusion consta…
Crystallization of Carbon Oxygen Mixtures in White Dwarf Stars
C. J. Horowitz, A. S. Schneider, D. K. Berry
We determine the phase diagram for dense carbon/ oxygen mixtures in White Dwarf (WD) star interiors using molecular dynamics simulations involving liquid and solid phases. Our phas…
The structure of accreted neutron star crust
C. J. Horowitz, D. K. Berry
Using molecular dynamics simulations, we determine the structure of neutron star crust made of rapid proton capture nucleosynthesis material. We find a regular body centered cubic…