2021/06/30 by Huiquan Li, Jiancheng Wang · 1 voice
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Earthquake Detection and Analysis #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
paper · doi:10.1088/1674-4527/ac3899
openalex publication_date 2021/11/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Abstract Starquakes probably occur in rapidly spinning or ultra high field neutron stars. In this article, we argue that highly compressed gas containing electron–positron pairs could evaporate and erupt from inside the neutron star when a crack forms and then heals during a starquake. Under the influence of the existing oscillation modes of the star, the crack may have sufficiently large size and long lifetime. An appropriate amount of gas can erupt into the magnetosphere with relativistic and nearly uniform velocity, producing various transient and bursting phenomena.