2012/11/09 by Bennett Link, Link, Bennett
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1211.2209
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The superfluid core of a neutron star is usually assumed to corotate with the crust over timescales longer than minutes. I show that the interaction between the neutron superfluid and the type II superconductor of the outer core increases the coupling time to weeks or longer. I suggest that observed post-glitch response over timescales of weeks to years represents recovery of the outer core. Spin glitches could originate in either the inner crust or the outer core.