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The magnetic structure of neutron stars and their surface-to-core temperature relation

2005/08/24 by A. Y. Potekhin, V. Urpin, G. Chabrier · 3 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053628

published as Astron.Astrophys. 443 (2005) 1025-1028 · 5 pages, 2 figures. V2: a typo corrected. Accepted by A&A

arxiv created 2005/08/24 · openalex publication_date 2005/11/15 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

We study the relation between the mean effective surface temperature and the internal temperature for magnetic neutron stars, assuming that the magnetic field near the surface has a small-scale structure. The heavy-element (iron) and light-element (accreted) heat-blanketing envelopes are considered, and the results are compared with the case of a dipole magnetic field. We argue that the difference in the -relation for different magnetic configurations is always much smaller than the possible difference caused by variations of the chemical composition in the envelope.

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