Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
Adopting the hypothesis of accretion-induced magnetic field decay in neutron stars, the consequent evolution of a neutron star's spin and magnetic field are calculated. The results are consistent with observations of binary and millisecond radio pulsars. Thermomagnetic effects could provide a possible physical mechanism for such accretion-induced field decay.
Keywords:
ASTROPHYSICS
Type:
Nature (ISSN 0028-0836); 342; 656-658
Format:
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