Speaker
Dr
Daniel Pena Arteaga
(IPN Orsay)
Description
Covariant density functional theory is used to study
the effect of strong magnetic fields, up to the limit predicted for
neutron stars (for magnetars $B \approx 10^{18}$ G), on nuclear
structure. All new terms in the equation of motion resulting
from time reversal symmetry breaking by the magnetic field and
the induced currents, as well as axial deformation, are taken into
account in a self-consistent fashion. For nuclei in the iron
region of the nuclear chart it is found [1] that strong fields in the
order of magnitude of $10^{17}$ G are needed to significantly affect
their bulk properties like masses and radii.
Author
Dr
Daniel Pena Arteaga
(IPN Orsay)
Co-authors
Dr
Elias Khan
(IPN Orsay)
Dr
Marcella Grasso
(IPN Orsay)
Prof.
Peter Ring
(TUM Munich)