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What can Fermi tell us about magnetars?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2013

H. Tong  and
R. X. Xu
H. Tong
Affiliation:
Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China email: tonghao@xao.ac.cn
R. X. Xu
Affiliation:
School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China email: r.x.xu@pku.edu.cn
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Abstract

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We have analyzed the physical implications of Fermi observations of magnetars. Observationally, no significant detection is reported in Fermi observations of all magnetars. Then there are conflicts between outer gap model in the case of magnetars and Fermi observations. One possible explanation is that magnetars are wind braking instead of magnetic dipole braking. In the wind braking scenario, magnetars are neutron stars with strong multipole field. A strong dipole field is no longer required. A magnetism-powered pulsar wind nebula and a braking index smaller than three are the two predictions of wind braking of magnetars. Future deeper Fermi observations will help us make clear whether they are wind braking or magnetic dipole braking. It will also help us to distinguish between the magnetar model and the accretion model for AXPs and SGRs.

Keywords

pulsars: generalstars: magnetarsstars: neutron
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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S291: Neutron Stars and Pulsars: Challenges and Opportunities after 80 years , August 2012 , pp. 521 - 523
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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