Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-09-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
17 pages, 6 figures, aastex, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/323884
The rotating neutron superfluid in the inner crust of a neutron star is threaded by quantized vortex lines. The pinning force from lattice nuclei and the Magnus force from neutron superfluid act onto a vortex line that has a finite tension. The configuration of a vortex line in equilibrium comprises a number of pinned straight lengths separated by unpinned kinks when the rotation axis is slightly inclined to the major axis of a crystal lattice and the Magnus force is not so strong. Energy of $\sim 4 {MeV}$ is required to form a kink at densities of $\sim 3.4 \times 10^{13}{g cm}^{-3}$. Magnus force makes the vortex line parabolic on global scale. There exist two modes, rotational and helical (Kelvin), for oscillations allowed on a vortex line. The vortex oscillations in the pinned straight segments are possible only above a minimum frequency. We find no unstable mode that grows with time. Hence, the vortex configurations with kinks may be stable and yield the strongly pinned state. The essence of our results may not be altered even when we consider the vortex behaviors in a polycrystalline structure. Our studies suggest that pinning of a vortex line in a polycrystalline structure would be still strong enough to explain the large glitches.
Hirasawa Masaki
Shibazaki Noriaki
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