X-ray emission from magnetic dissipation in the magnetar magnetosphere

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2007-05-14

arxiv.org/abs/0705.1859v1

Adv.Space Res.40:1460-1465,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 3 figures, Advances in Space Research, in press

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.056

Magnetic dissipation through decay of Alfven waves in the magnetar magnetosphere is discussed. Transport of magnetic fields in the star leads to dissipation of the magnetic energy through either direct internal heating or transferring of the energy in waves that decay in the magnetar magnetosphere. In the latter case, the Alfven waves are excited by crust dislocations or elastic waves underneath the star's surface. It is suggested that these Alfven waves can decay into ion sound waves which can be effectively damped leading to strong plasma heating. Hot plasmas expand producing transient X-rays.

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