Rapid Cooling of the Neutron Star in Cassiopeia A Triggered by Neutron Superfluidity in Dense Matter

Page, Dany; Prakash, Madappa; Lattimer, James M.; Steiner, Andrew W.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.081101

Title: Rapid Cooling of the Neutron Star in Cassiopeia A Triggered by Neutron Superfluidity in Dense Matter

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Authors:: Page, Dany; Prakash, Madappa; Lattimer, James M.; Steiner, Andrew W.

Publication Date:: Tue Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1099894

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 106; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Page, Dany, Prakash, Madappa, Lattimer, James M., and Steiner, Andrew W. Rapid Cooling of the Neutron Star in Cassiopeia A Triggered by Neutron Superfluidity in Dense Matter.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Page, Dany, Prakash, Madappa, Lattimer, James M., & Steiner, Andrew W. Rapid Cooling of the Neutron Star in Cassiopeia A Triggered by Neutron Superfluidity in Dense Matter.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.081101

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