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Low-Mass Neutron Stars as Anomalous Pulsars

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A neutron star with mass close to the lower limit might be a reasonable model for some anomalous pulsars. Emission is thermal. X-ray luminosity is high. Spatial velocity can be high. Since the radius is predicted to be large, the magnetic field calculated for spin-down is lower than that required by the magnetar model.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0112047,
  title  = {Low-Mass Neutron Stars as Anomalous Pulsars},
  author = {Frederick D. Seward},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0112047},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in "Neutron Stars in Supernova Remnants" (ASP Conference Proceedings), eds P.O. Slane and B.M. Gaensler