Neutrino Pair Bremsstrahlung in Neutron Star Crusts: a Reappraisal
C. J. Pethick, Vesteinn Thorsson
Abstract
We demonstrate that band-structure effects suppress bremsstrahlung of neutrino pairs by electrons in the crusts of neutron stars at temperatures of the order of 5× 109 \, K and below. Taking this into account, together with the fact that recent work indicates that the masses of neutron star crusts are considerably smaller than previously estimated, we find neutrino pair bremsstrahlung to be much less important for the thermal evolution of neutron stars than earlier calculations suggested.
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