Neutrino mean free path in hot neutron matter with skyrme interactions

Disappearance of zero sound in asymmetric nuclear matter

Abstract We investigate the thermal RPA response of asymmetric nuclear matter interacting through a Skyrme interaction. For every spin-isospin channel, the evolution of the zero sound as a function of both neutron excess and temperature is analyzed.

Structure and energetics of mixed4He-3He drops

Using a finite-range density functional, we have investigated the energetics and structural features of mixed helium clusters. The possibility of doping the cluster with a molecule of sulfur hexafluoride is also considered. It is seen that the repulsion introduced by the impurity strongly modifies the properties of the smallest drops. Although only a qualitative comparison is possible, the gross features displayed by our calculations are in agreement with recent experimental findings. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}

Response of asymmetric nuclear matter to isospin-flip probes

Abstract We investigate the RPA response of asymmetric nuclear matter to external fields which induce charge exchange between nucleons, both at zero and finite temperature. Closed expressions are obtained for the RPA response in each spin channel when the nucleon–nucleon interaction is of the Skyrme type. Exchange terms are fully taken into account. We consider the transferred momentum, asymmetry and temperature as the relevant parameters of our study. Special emphasis is given to the role of neutron excess in relation to the collective states at low momentum.

Neutrino propagation and spin zero sound in hot neutron matter with Skyrme interactions

We present microscopic calculations of neutrino propagation in hot neutron matter above nuclear density within the framework of the Random Phase Approximation . Calculations are performed for non- degenerate neutrinos using various Skyrme effective interactions. We find that for densities just above nuclear density, spin zero sound is present at zero temperature for all Skyrme forces considered. However it disappears rapidly with increasing temperature due to a strong Landau damping. As a result the mean-free path is given, to a good approximation, by the mean field value. Because of the renormalization of the bare mass in the mean field, the medium is more transparent as compared to the fr…