Models for the evolution of neutron star magnetic fields
| dc.contributor.author | Bhattacharya, D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-05-25T09:46:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-05-25T09:46:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.description | Restricted Access. Pulsar Timing, General Relativity and the Internal Structure of Neutron Stars, Eds. Z. Arzoumanian, F. Van der Hooft, and E. P. J. van den Heuvel. Published by Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Recent observations indicate that the magnetic field of a neutron star decays significantly only when the neutron star is in an interacting binary. This paper reviews the theoretical attempts to model such evolution. Three main possibilities are discussed: the expulsion of the magnetic flux from superconducting core during propeller spin-down in companion's wind, screening of the magnetic field by accreted matter and rapid ohmic decay of crustal magnetic field as a result of heating during accretion. It is found that the screening is unlikely to be effective because of strong Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities. The spindown-induced flux expulsion as well as the crustal heating models remain promising. | en |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings of the Netherlands Academy Colloquim, 1999, p235 | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 90-6984-247-5 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2474 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam | en |
| dc.relation.uri | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?1999ptgr.conf..235B | en |
| dc.rights | 1999 Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen | en |
| dc.title | Models for the evolution of neutron star magnetic fields | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |