Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3589–3592 (1999)Amorphous and Heterogeneous Phase of Neutron Star MatterReceived 3 May 1999; published in the issue dated 1 November 1999 Solid neutron star matter above the neutron-drip threshold has thermal fluctuations in nuclear charge, near the melting temperature, so large that the system probably cools to amorphous heterogeneous form rather than the homogeneous bcc lattice usually assumed. This result, obtained by the calculation of impurity nucleus formation enthalpy, shows the need to reconsider the electrical conductivity of neutron star matter, the evolution of the magnetic flux distribution, and the role of superfluid neutron vortex pinning in pulsar glitch phenomena. © 1999 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.3589
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.3589
PACS:
97.60.Jd, 74.60.Ge, 26.60.+c, 97.60.Gb
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