2001/03/01 by Andreas Reisenegger, Reisenegger, Andreas · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Geophysics and Sensor Technology #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0103010
10 pages LaTeX, newpasp.sty file included, no figures. To appear in "Magnetic Fields across the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram", ASP Conference Series Vol. ???; G. Mathys, S. Solanki, & D. Wickramasinghe, editors
arxiv created 2001/03/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Observations indicate that magnetic fields on neutron stars span at least the range 108-15 G, corresponding to a range of magnetic fluxes similar to that found in white dwarfs and main sequence stars. The observational evidence is discussed, as well as the possible origin of the field, and the associated phenomenology (``classical'', millisecond, and binary pulsars, ``magnetars'', etc.). Particular attention is given to physical processes potentially leading to magnetic field evolution.