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极向磁场中子星的振荡和不稳定性

Oscillations and instabilities in neutron stars with poloidal magnetic fields

S. K. Lander, D. I. Jones

摘要:

研究了旋转磁化中子星非轴对称线性扰动的时间演化,中子星的磁场是多极和纯极向的。背景恒星的配置产生自洽,允许扭曲的密度分布从旋转和磁力。我们发现,轴向主导的扰动的行为是由一个不稳定的通用极向场,这是本地化周围的“中性线”的背景场消失。旋转的作用是减少这种不稳定性的影响。极性主导的扰动似乎并不稳定,在这种情况下,我们发现全球阿尔文模式,其回复力是磁场。在旋转的磁化星中,没有纯阿尔文模或纯惯性模,而是这两种模的混合。我们讨论了磁星和磁星中的磁不稳定性和振荡的性质,发现主导的Alfvén模式具有与观测到的磁星QPO相当的频率。

英文摘要:

We study the time evolution of non-axisymmetric linear perturbations of a rotating magnetised neutron star, whose magnetic field is multipolar and purely poloidal. The background stellar configurations are generated self-consistently, allowing for distortions to the density distribution from rotational and magnetic forces. We find that the behaviour of axial-led perturbations is dominated by an instability generic to poloidal fields, which is localised around the `neutral line' where the background field vanishes. Rotation acts to reduce the effect of this instability. Polar-led perturbations do not appear to be unstable and in this case we find global Alfvén modes, whose restoring force is the magnetic field. In a rotating magnetised star there are no pure Alfvén modes or pure inertial modes, but hybrids of these. We discuss the nature of magnetic instabilities and oscillations in magnetars and pulsars, finding the dominant Alfvén mode has a frequency comparable with observed magnetar QPOs.

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