A combination of rotochemical heating with a large pairing gap and vortex creep explains the observed temperatures of PSR J0437-4715 and PSR B0950+08 while remaining consistent with upper limits on three other old pulsars.
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A combination of rotochemical heating with a large pairing gap and vortex creep explains the observed temperatures of PSR J0437-4715 and PSR B0950+08 while remaining consistent with upper limits on three other old pulsars.