Neutrino scattering off pair-breaking and collective excitations in superfluid neutron matter and in color-flavor locked quark matter

May, 2004
22 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.C 70 (2004) 055803
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Report number:
  • LA-UR-04-3171

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Abstract:
We calculate the correlation functions needed to describe the linear response of superfluid matter, and go on to calculate the differential cross section for neutral-current neutrino scattering in superfluid neutron matter and in color-flavor locked quark matter (CFL). We report the first calculation of scattering rates that includes neutrino interactions with both pair-breaking excitations and low-lying collective excitations (Goldstone modes). Our results apply both above and below the critical temperature, allowing use in simulations of neutrino transport in supernovae and neutron stars.
  • 25.30.Pt
  • 24.10.Cn
  • 26.50.+x
  • 26.60.+c
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