Isolated Magnetar Spin-Down, Soft X-Ray Emission, and RX J1856.5-3754 | Zendy

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Isolated Magnetar Spin-Down, Soft X-Ray Emission, and RX J1856.5-3754

Author(s) -

Kaya Mori,

M. Ruderman

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

the astrophysical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376

H-Index - 489

eISSN - 1538-4357

pISSN - 0004-637X

DOI - 10.1086/377705

Subject(s) - magnetar , astrophysics , physics , propeller , neutron star , spin (aerodynamics) , dipole , magnetic field , magnetic dipole , interstellar medium , galaxy , geology , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , oceanography

When an isolated magnetar with magnetic dipole field B ~ 10^15 G moves athigh velocity (v > 10^7 cm/s) through the ISM, its transition into propellereffect driven spin-down may occur in less than 10^6 years. We propose that thenearby neutron star RXJ1856.5-3754 is such a magnetar, and has spun down by thepropeller effect to a period greater than 10^4 sec within ~5*10^5 years. Thismagnetar scenario is consistent with observed thermal X-ray emission propertiesand the absence of detectable spin-modulations of them. Detection of otherrapidly moving long period (> 100 sec) magnetars with known ages would stronglyconstrain the very great variety of predicted propeller-effect torquemagnitudes.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in ApJ

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