A new mechanism for saturating unstable r-modes in neutron stars
arXiv:1307.0985 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stu535
Abstract
We consider a new mechanism for damping the oscillations of a mature neutron star. The new dissipation channel arises if superfluid vortices are forced to cut through superconducting fluxtubes. This mechanism is interesting because the oscillation modes need to exceed a critical amplitude in order for it to operate. Once it acts the effect is very strong (and nonlinear) leading to efficient damping. The upshot of this is that modes are unlikely to ever evolve far beyond the critical amplitude. We consider the effect of this new dissipation channel on the r-modes, that may be driven unstable by the emission of gravitational waves. Our estimates show that the fluxtube cutting leads to a saturation threshold for the instability that can be smaller than that of other proposed mechanisms. This suggests that the idea may be of direct astrophysical relevance.
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