Thursday, May 31, 2012

1205.6499 (G. Shen et al.)

Spin Response and Neutrino Emissivity of Dense Neutron Matter    [PDF]

G. Shen, S. Gandolfi, S. Reddy, J. Carlson
We study the spin response of cold dense neutron matter in the limit of zero momentum transfer, and show that the frequency dependence of the long-wavelength spin response is well constrained by sum-rules and the asymptotic behavior of the two-particle response at high frequency. The sum-rules are calculated using Auxiliary Field Diffusion Monte Carlo technique and the high frequency two-particle response is calculated for several nucleon-nucleon potentials. At nuclear saturation density, the sum-rules suggest that the strength of the spin response peaks at $\omega \simeq$ 40--60 MeV, decays rapidly for $\omega \geq $100 MeV, and has a sizable strength below 40 MeV. This strength at relatively low energy may lead to enhanced neutrino production rates in dense neutron-rich matter at temperatures of relevance to core-collapse supernova.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.6499

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