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Critical temperature for {alpha}-particle condensation in asymmetric nuclear matter

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Institut fuer Physik, Universitaet Rostock, D-18051 Rostock (Germany)
The critical temperature for {alpha}-particle condensation in nuclear matter with Fermi surface imbalance between protons and neutrons is determined. The in-medium four-body Schroedinger equation, generalizing the Thouless criterion of the BCS transition, is applied using a Hartree-Fock wave function for the quartet projected onto zero total momentum in matter with different chemical potentials for protons and neutrons.
OSTI ID:
21419528
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 82; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English