Tkachenko modes as sources of quasiperiodic pulsar spin variations
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, D-60054 Frankfurt (Germany)
We study the long wavelength shear modes (Tkachenko waves) of triangular lattices of singly quantized vortices in neutron star interiors taking into account the mutual friction between the superfluid and the normal fluid as well as the shear viscosity of the normal fluid. The set of Tkachenko modes that propagate in the plane orthogonal to the spin vector are weakly damped if the coupling between the superfluid and the normal fluid is small. In strong coupling, their oscillation frequencies are lower and are undamped for small and moderate shear viscosities. The periods of these modes are consistent with the observed {approx}100-1000 day variations of spin for PSR 1828-11.
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- 21035787
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 77; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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