Evidence for Heating of Neutron Stars by Magnetic Field Decay

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dc.creatorPons, J. A.
dc.creatorLink, B.
dc.creatorMiralles, J. A.
dc.creatorGeppert, U.
dc.date2006-07-26
dc.date2007-01-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:04:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:04:06Z
dc.descriptionWe show the existence of a strong trend between neutron star surface temperature and the dipolar component of the magnetic field extending through three orders of field magnitude, a range that includes magnetars, radio-quiet isolated neutron stars, and many ordinary radio pulsars. We suggest that this trend can be explained by the decay of currents in the crust over a time scale of few Myr. We estimate the minimum temperature that a NS with a given magnetic field can reach in this interpretation.
dc.description4 pages, 1 figures, version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0607583
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0607583
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.98:071101,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.071101
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/188775
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleEvidence for Heating of Neutron Stars by Magnetic Field Decay
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