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Specific heat of the superfluid neutron matter in neutron star crusts

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We calculate the specific heat of superfluid neutrons in the inner crust of neutron stars, taking into account the role played by the nuclei in the lattice. We have found a strong increase in the calculated specific heat respect to that associated with a uniform neutron superfluid.

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  1. The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    G. Lazzari & F. V. De Blasio

  2. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Milano, Via Celoria 16, I-20133, Milano, Italy

    G. Lazzari & F. V. De Blasio

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  1. G. Lazzari
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Lazzari, G., De Blasio, F.V. Specific heat of the superfluid neutron matter in neutron star crusts. Z. Physik A - Hadrons and Nuclei 349, 7–8 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01296326

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