# Phase Transition Between superfluid and Normal states of Neutrons in Neutron Stars--The Origin of Glitches of Pulsars

**Authors:** Q. H. Peng, Z. Q. Luo  
**arXiv:** [astro-ph/0501112](https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0501112)  
**Date:** 2005-01-07  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/astro-ph--0501112v1/

## Abstract

Starting from a neutron star heating mechanism by the magnetic dipole radiation from the 3^P_2 neutron superfluid vortices in neutron stars, we propose a neutron phase oscillation model which describes the phase transition between the normal neutron Fermi fluid and the 3^P_2 neutron superfluid vortices at the transition temperature of T_{trans}=(5-6)\times 10^8 K. With this model, we can give qualitative explanation to most of the pulsar glitches observed up to date.