Eur. Phys. J. A (2003) 20: 101-102
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2002-10331-2

Superfluidity in the inner crust of neutron stars

¹ INFN, Sezione di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milano, Italy
² Escuela de Ingenieros Industriales, University of Seville, Camino de los Descubrimientos, 41092, Seville, Spain
³ Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milano, Italy
⁴ The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 17, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

^* e-mail: vigezzi@mi.infn.it

Abstract

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.