[SEMINARI] Neutron star superfluidity: from cooling to glitches

[Enric Marco]

Neutron star superfluidity: from cooling to glitches

Nils Andersson

University of Southampton

Seminari del departament d'Astronomia i Astrofisica

Dijous 13 febrer 2014

12:00

Resum

In this talk, I will summarise our understanding of how observations can 
teach us about nucleon superfluidity at the extreme densities present in 
a neutron star's core. I will discuss the theory behind these systems, 
introducing the main ideas from nuclear physics and laboratory 
superfluids, and show how observations are beginning to constrain the 
theory in a useful way. The examples will involve the observed real-time 
cooling of the young neutron star in Cassiopeia A and the enigmatic 
glitches seen in many young radio pulsars. I will conclude by describing 
other settings where superfluidity is likely to play an important role.

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Dr. Enric Marco
Departament d'Astronomia i Astrofísica
Facultat de Física
Universitat de València
C/  Dr. Moliner, 50
46100 Burjassot, Spain
Phone: (34)-96-354-3069
Fax:(34)-96-354-3084
enric.marco en uv.es
www.uv.es/marco
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