Polaronic proton and diproton clustering in neutron-rich matter
We show that the strong spin-triplet neutron-proton interaction causes polaronic protons to occur in neutron matter at subnuclear densities and nonzero temperatures. As the neutron density increases, proton spectra exhibit a smooth crossover from a bare impurity to a repulsive polaron branch; this b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Physics Letters B |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269324001254 |