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Improved spin-density correlation simulations give researchers clearer insight into neutron stars

Neutrinos travel through a gas of neutrons and are sensitive to the correlation between the spin and density of the neutronic material. These correlations determine how much energy is transferred from the neutrino to the neutron. Credit: Dean Lee When a star dies in a supernova, its remains can become a neutron star. Inside a neutron star, protons and electrons…