Non--linear magnetic field decay in neutron stars -- Theory and observations

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2002-07-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0207065v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 8 figures, accepted by `Astronomy & Astrophysics'

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20020978

There exists both theoretical and observational evidence that the magnetic field decay in neutron stars may proceed in a pronounced non--linear way during a certain episode of the neutron star's life. In the presence of a strong magnetic field the Hall--drift dominates the field evolution in the crust and/or the superfluid core of neutron stars. Analysing observations of $P$ and $\dot{P}$ for sufficiently old isolated pulsars we gain strong hints for a significantly non--linear magnetic field decay. Under certain conditions with respect to the geometry and strength of a large--scale magnetic background field an instability is shown to occur which rapidly raises small--scale magnetic field modes. Their growth rates increase with the background field strength and may reach $\sim 10^4$ times the ohmic decay rate. Consequences for the rotational and thermal evolution as well as for the cracking of the crust of neutron stars are discussed.

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