Magnetic Field Evolution During Neutron Star Recycling

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2004-04-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0404518v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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5 pages, including 1 figure; to appear in proceedings of Aspen Center for Physics Conference on ``Binary Radio Pulsars'' Eds.

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I describe work on two aspects of magnetic field evolution relevant for the "recycling" scenario for making millisecond radio pulsars. First, many of the theoretical ideas for bringing about accretion-induced field decay rely on dissipation of currents in the neutron star crust. I discuss field evolution in the crust due to the Hall effect, and outline when it dominates Ohmic decay. This emphasises the importance of understanding the impurity level in the crust. Second, I briefly discuss the progress that has been made in understanding the magnetic fields of neutron stars currently accreting matter in low mass X-ray binaries. In particular, thermonuclear X-ray bursts offer a promising probe of the magnetic field of these neutron stars.

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