%0 Journal Article
%T The neutron star inner crust and symmetry energy
%A Fabrizio Grill
%A Sidney S. Avancini
%A Constan£¿a Provid¨ºncia
%J Physics
%D 2012
%I arXiv
%R 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.055808
%X The cell structure of clusters in the inner crust of a cold \beta-equilibrium neutron star is studied within a Thomas Fermi approach and compared with other approaches which include shell effects. Relativistic nuclear models are considered. We conclude that the symmetry energy slope L may have quite dramatic effects on the cell structure if it is very large or small. Rod-like and slab-like pasta clusters have been obtained in all models except one with a large slope L.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.4166v1