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Superfluidity in the inner crust of neutron stars

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We present a mean-field quantum calculation of the specific heat in the inner crust of neutron stars, taking into account the inhomogeneous character of the system, in which a lattice of neutron-rich nuclei coexists with a gas of unbound neutrons.

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  1. INFN, Sezione di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milano, Italy

    E. Vigezzi, R. A. Broglia & P. M. Pizzochero

  2. Escuela de Ingenieros Industriales, University of Seville, Camino de los Descubrimientos, 41092, Seville, Spain

    F. Barranco

  3. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milano, Italy

    R. A. Broglia & P. M. Pizzochero

  4. The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 17, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    R. A. Broglia

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Received: 10 December 2002, Published online: 24 February 2004

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21.60.-n Nuclear structure models and methods - 26.60. + c Nuclear matter aspects of neutron stars - 97.60.Jd Neutron stars

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Vigezzi, E., Barranco, F., Broglia, R.A. et al. Superfluidity in the inner crust of neutron stars. Eur. Phys. J. A 20, 101–102 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2002-10331-2

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