Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-08-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 1 figure, accepted for the Astrophysical Journal Letters
Scientific paper
10.1086/324219
We present a method for determining the B-field around neutron stars based on observed kHz and viscous QPO frequencies used in combination with the best-fit optical depth and temperature of a Comptonization model. In the framework of the transition layer QPO model, we analyze magnetoacoustic wave formation in the layer between a neutron star surface and the inner edge of a Keplerian disk. We derive formulas for the magnetoacoustic wave frequencies for different regimes of radial transition layer oscillations. We demonstrate that our model can use the QPO as a new kind of probe to determine the magnetic field strengths for 4U 1728-42, GX 340+0, and Sco X-1 in the zone where the QPOs occur. Observations indicate that the dependence of the viscous frequency on the Keplerian frequency is closely related to the inferred dependence of the magnetoacoustic wave frequency on the Keplerian frequency for a dipole magnetic field. The magnetoacoustic wave dependence is based on a single parameter, the magnetic moment of the star as estimated from the field strength in the transition layer. The best-fit magnetic moment parameter is about (0.5-1)x 10^{25} G cm^3 for all studied sources. From observational data, the magnetic fields within distances less 20 km from neutron star for all three sources are strongly constrained to be dipole fields with the strengths 10^{7-8} G on the neutron star surface.
Bradshaw Charles F.
Titarchuk Lev G.
Wood Kent S.
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