Tuesday, June 26, 2012

1206.5542 (Anna L. Watts)

The violent neutron star    [PDF]

Anna L. Watts
Neutron stars enable us to study both the highest densities and the highest magnetic fields in the known Universe. In this article I review what can be learned about such fundamental physics using magnetar bursts. Both the instability mechanisms that trigger the bursts, and the subsequent dynamical and radiative response of the star, can be used to explore stellar and magnetospheric structure and composition.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.5542

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