Neutron star cooling: Theoretical aspects and observational constraints

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 523-530

  Yakovlev, D G ^a   Gnedin, O Y ^b   Kaminker, A D ^a   Levenfish, K P ^a   Potekhin, A Y ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b STScI   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutron star cooling; Neutron stars; Urca process

Indexed keywords

HEATING; NEUTRONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; X RAYS;

STARS; SUPRANUCLEAR MATTER;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 1842741253     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.020     Document Type: Article

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