The Inner Workings of Neutron Stars (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Inner Workings of Neutron Stars

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A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used Frontier to chart the isospin density of a neutron star over a range of conditions. This illustration depicts isospin-dense matter at three increasing densities from left to right. Because neutron stars have abundant neutrons, they have a nonzero isospin density. This is important for understanding the properties of the matter within the star. 

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Image: William Detmold/MIT

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