Conditions for jet formation in accreting neutron stars: the magnetic field decay

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Feb 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011iaus..275..309g&link_type=abstract

Jets at all Scales, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 275, p. 309-310

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Stars: Neutron, Magnetic Fields, Accretion, X-Rays: Binaries

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Accreting neutron stars can produce jets only if they are weakly magnetized (B ~ 108 G). On the other hand, neutron stars are compact objects born with strong surface magnetic fields (B ~ 1012 G). In this work we study the conditions for jet formation in a binary system formed by a neutron star and a massive donor star once the magnetic field has decayed due to accretion. We solve the induction equation for the magnetic field diffusion in a realistic neutron star crust and discuss the possibility of jet launching in systems like the recently detected Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients.

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