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High Magnetic Field Pulsars and Magnetars: A Unified Picture.

Zhang, Harding

    The Astrophysical Journal
    |June 1, 2000
    PubMed
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    High-field radio pulsars and magnetars are unified as rotating neutron stars with varying magnetic axis orientations. This model explains distinct emission properties and predicts no radio pulsars above 2x10^14 Gauss.

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    Area of Science:

    • * Astrophysics
    • * Neutron Star Physics
    • * High-Energy Astronomy

    Background:

    • * Neutron stars, including radio pulsars and magnetars, are characterized by intense magnetic fields.
    • * Observed differences in emission characteristics between high-field radio pulsars and anomalous X-ray pulsars suggest distinct underlying physics.
    • * Previous models have struggled to unify these phenomena under a single framework.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • * To propose a unified model for high magnetic field radio pulsars and magnetars.
    • * To explain the differing emission characteristics based on magnetic axis orientation.
    • * To predict the non-existence of radio pulsars with surface magnetic fields exceeding a specific threshold.

    Main Methods:

    • * Theoretical modeling of neutron star magnetospheres and particle acceleration.
    • * Analysis of emission mechanisms in strong magnetic fields, considering photon splitting and pair creation.
    • * Comparative study of observational data from specific objects like PSR J1814-1744 and 1E 2259+586.

    Main Results:

    • * A unified picture where all are rotating high-field neutron stars with differing magnetic axis orientations relative to rotation axes.
    • * Photon splitting in strong fields suppresses pair creation, enabling inner accelerators in high-field pulsars but not in anomalous X-ray pulsars.
    • * The model successfully accounts for the distinct emission properties of 1E 2259+586 and PSR J1814-1744.

    Conclusions:

    • * The orientation of the magnetic axis relative to the rotation axis is a key differentiator between radio pulsars and magnetars.
    • * The proposed model provides a consistent framework for understanding these high-energy astrophysical objects.
    • * A key prediction is the absence of radio pulsars with surface magnetic fields greater than approximately 2x10^14 Gauss.

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