Phys. Rev. C 84, 045806 (2011) [8 pages]Nuclear structure in strong magnetic fields: Nuclei in the crust of a magnetarReceived 14 September 2010; revised 26 July 2011; published 19 October 2011 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≈1018 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 that fields on the order of magnitude of 1017 G significantly affect bulk properties such as masses and radii. ©2011 American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.84.045806
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevC.84.045806
PACS:
21.10.Dr, 21.60.Jz, 26.60.Gj
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