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On neutron star cooling by relic neutrinos

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Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971-1985)

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The maximum possible enhancement in the cooling rate of neutron stars due to the relic neutrino background predicted by the big bang model of the universe is found to be too small to be of any possible use as a detection mechanism for the relic neutrinos.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of the West Indies, W. 1, Kingston, Jamaica

    V. V. Dixit & J. Lodenquai

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Dixit, V.V., Lodenquai, J. On neutron star cooling by relic neutrinos. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 38, 174–176 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02789550

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