Quantum size effects in the inner crust of neutron stars

F Barranco (1) , R A Broglia (2, 3, 4) , E Vigezzi (4)

1 Departamento de Fisica Aplicada III
2 Dipartimento di Fisica
3 NBI - Niels Bohr Institute [Copenhagen]
4 Sezione di Milano

It is generally accepted that the inner crust of neutron stars is formed by a Coulomb lattice of nuclei immersed in a gas of quasi-free neutrons. We discuss the implications of the inhomogeneity of the crust and of nuclear shell effects on the linear response and on the superfluid properties of the system, as well as on the structure of vortices.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

F Barranco, R A Broglia, E Vigezzi. Quantum size effects in the inner crust of neutron stars. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 2010, 37 (6), pp.64023. ⟨10.1088/0954-3899/37/6/064023⟩. ⟨hal-00600807⟩