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Variational and parquet-diagram calculations for neutron matter. V. Triplet pairing

Nuclear Theory 2023-11-14 v2

Abstract

We apply a large-scale summation of Feynman diagrams, including the class of parquet-diagrams {\em plus} important contributions outside the parquet class, for calculating effective pairing interactions and subsequently the superfluid gap in P-wave pairing in neutron matter. We employ realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions of the v8v_8 type and perform calculations up to a Fermi momentum of 1.81.8\,fm1^{-1}. We find that many-body correlations lead to a strong reduction of the spin-orbit interaction, and, therefore, to an almost complete suppression of the 3^3P2_2 and 3^3P2_2-3^3F2_2 gaps. We also find pairing in 3^3P0_0 states; the strength of the pairing gap depends sensitively on the potential model employed. Our results for triplet pairing are relevant for assessing superfluidity in neutron star interiors, whose presence can affect the cooling of neutron stars.

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@article{arxiv.2308.00873,
  title  = {Variational and parquet-diagram calculations for neutron matter. V. Triplet pairing},
  author = {E. Krotscheck\' and P. Papakonstantinou and J. Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.00873},
  year   = {2023}
}