Microscopic structure of a vortex line in superfluid neutron star matter
Nuclear Theory
2009-01-23 v1 Astrophysics
Abstract
The microscopic structure of an isolated vortex line in superfluid neutron star matter is studied by solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. Our calculation, which is the starting point for a microscopic calculation of pinning forces in neutron stars, shows that the size of the vortex core varies differently with density, and is in general smaller than assumed in some earlier calculations of vortex pinning in neutron star crusts. The implications of this result are discussed
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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9808057,
title = {Microscopic structure of a vortex line in superfluid neutron star matter},
author = {F. V. De Blasio and O. Elgaroy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9808057},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 2 figures