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Could the low braking index pulsar PSR J1734-3333 evolve into a magnetar?

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2018-01-10 v3

Abstract

The low braking-index pulsar PSR J1734-3333 could be born with superhigh internal magnetic fields Bin10151016B_{\rm in}\sim10^{15}-10^{16} G, and undergo a supercritical accretion soon after its formation in a supernova explosion. The buried multipole magnetic fields will merger into a dipole magnetic field. Since the magnetic flow transfers from the core to the crust of the pulsar, its surface dipole field grows quickly at a power-law form assumed until it saturates at the level of internal dipole field. The increase in surface dipole magnetic field results in the observed low braking index of n=0.9(2)n=0.9(2). Keeping an average field growth index ε=1.34(6)\varepsilon=1.34(6), this pulsar will become a magnetar with surface dipole magnetic field at the equator Bd2.6(1)×1014B_{\rm d}\sim 2.6(1)\times 10^{14}\,G and 5.3(2)×1014\sim 5.3(2)\times 10^{14}\,G after next 50\,kyrs and 100\,kys, respectively.

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@article{arxiv.1709.02734,
  title  = {Could the low braking index pulsar PSR J1734-3333 evolve into a magnetar?},
  author = {Z. -F. Gao and D. -L. Song and Y. -L. Liu and X. -D. Li and N. Wang and H. Shan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.02734},
  year   = {2018}
}

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2017 Astron. Nachr. DOI:10.1002/asna.201713436