Abstract
The neutrino emission rate due to the reaction , occurring in the interior of a neutron star, is calculated numerically. A highly degenerate Fermi-Dirac distribution is assumed for the neutrons and electrons; collective effects are ignored. The calculation is done relativistically, and for several values of the temperature and density. The results are in rough agreement with the estimates of other authors.
- Received 29 March 1965
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.139.B754
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