Matter in superstrong magnetic fields and the structure of a neutron star's surface.
Abstract
The properties of matter in strong and superstrong magnetic fields (B 5 x gauss) are reconsidered. By slightly improving and correcting previous calculations it is shown that molecular chains are only slightly bound with respect to free atoms. For B = 1012 gauss the cohesive energy is 0.11 keV and 0.29 keV for iron and carbon, respectively. Only at extremely high magnetic fields (B > 5 x 10' gauss), which are probably not present in pulsars, do we get strong binding (>10 keV). Subject headings: dense matter - magnetic fields - stars: neutron
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- July 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1086/154525
- Bibcode:
- 1976ApJ...207..589H
- Keywords:
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- Field Strength;
- Neutron Stars;
- Stellar Magnetic Fields;
- Stellar Structure;
- Carbon;
- Error Analysis;
- Iron;
- Molecular Chains;
- Nuclear Binding Energy;
- Surface Properties;
- Astrophysics