Isolated neutron stars - Optical non-thermal phenomenology

Andrew Shearer

Isolated neutron stars - Optical non-thermal phenomenology

Andrew Shearer

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Abstract

We show that observations of pulsars with pulsed optical emission indicate that the peak flux scales according to the magnetic field strength at the light cylinder. The derived relationships indicate that the emission mechanism is common across all of the observed pulsars with periods ranging from 33ms to 385 ms and ages of 1000-300,000 years. It is noted that similar trends exist for gamma ray pulsars. Furthermore the model proposed by Pacini (1971) [5] [6] [7] still has validity and gives an adequate explanation of the optical phenomena.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Title of host publication	RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS
Publisher	AMER INST PHYSICS
Number of pages	2
Volume	586
ISBN (Electronic)	0094-243X
ISBN (Print)	0094-243X
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2001

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Shearer, A,Golden, A,O'Connor, P,Butler, R,Wheeler, JC,Martel, H
Shearer, A;Golden, A;O'Connor, P;Butler, R

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Isolated neutron stars - Optical non-thermal phenomenology

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