3 papers
nucl-th2025
Role of the isovector spin-orbit potential in mitigating the CREX-PREX dilemma
Athul Kunjipurayil, Marc Salinas, J. Piekarewicz
Pioneering electroweak measurements of the neutron skin thickness in lead-208 and calcium-48 are challenging our understanding of nuclear dynamics. Many theoretical models suggest…
nucl-th2024
Assessing the impact of uniform rotation on the structure of neutron stars
Marc Salinas, Jorge Piekarewicz
Driven by recent laboratory experiments and astronomical observations, significant advances have deepened our understanding of neutron-star physics. NICER's Pulse Profile Modeling…
nucl-th2023
Impact of tensor interactions and scalar mixing on covariant energy density functionals
Marc Salinas, Jorge Piekarewicz
The recent pioneering campaigns conducted by the Lead Radius Experiment (PREX) and the Calcium Radius Experiment (CREX) collaborations have uncovered major deficiencies in the theo…