Effect of a magnetic field on the electron neutrino sphere in pulsars

Ashok Goyal
1999 Physical Review D, Particles and fields  
We study the neutrino interaction rates through charged as well as neutral current weak interactions in hot, dense magnetized matter. At densities near the neutrino sphere, matter in the presence of intense magnetic field is polarized and electrons and protons typically occupy the lowest Landau level. The weak interaction rates in such a situation are severally modified leading to a sizable change in neutrino opacity and consequently on the location of the neutrino sphere which also gets
more » ... ed. This has implications for pulsar velocity explanations.
doi:10.1103/physrevd.59.101301 fatcat:yn4xspol6rbr3iexxnulfirelm