LOCALIZATION AND MAGNETISM OF PROTONS IN NEUTRON-STAR MATTER

Authors
KUTSCHERA M WOJCIK W
Citation
M. Kutschera et W. Wojcik, LOCALIZATION AND MAGNETISM OF PROTONS IN NEUTRON-STAR MATTER, Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 140, 1995, pp. 2183-2184
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
03048853
Volume
140
Year of publication
1995
Part
3
Pages
2183 - 2184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-8853(1995)140:<2183:LAMOPI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We study proton impurities in dense neutron matter and show that they behave as polarons which are localized at high densities. The phase wi th localized protons displays a ferromagnetic instability. permanently magnetized matter inside a neutron star can produce the magnetic fiel d of the star. The model explains the accretion-induced magnetic field decay observed for millisecond pulsars and binary pulsars.