Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995apj...438..904m&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 438, no. 2, p. 904-907
Physics
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Gamma Ray Spectra, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Neutron Stars, Pulsar Magnetospheres, Pulsars, Spectral Emission, Bremsstrahlung, Magnetic Fields, Spectrum Analysis, Stellar Physics, Stellar Temperature, Supernova Remnants
Scientific paper
Soft gamma-ray repeaters appear to be relatively young, strongly magnetized neutron stars embedded within plerions. The observationally inferred presence of teragauss fields and energetic outflows in these sources provides some support for a model in which the bursts results from crustal disturbances that load and energize the magnetosphere with the ensuing generation of sheared Alfven waves. We here determine accurately the structure of the particle efflux and calculate the spectrum of the resultant radiation, incorporating the key effects due to mildly relativistic magnetic bremsstrahlung, a frequency-dependent photospheric radius and angle-dependent boosting of the intensity for emitting elements at different inclinations. We find that the average photospheric radius during the transient event is approximately 4 stellar radii and that the particles attain a Lorentz factor approximately 13.2 by the time the gas becomes optically thin. The calculated spectrum is a weighted integral over the boosted intensity determined from the physical conditions (i.e., magnetic field, particle density, and temperature) at the photospheric radius corresponding to the relevant frequency. When applied to SGR 1806-20, this procedure yields a distance D approximately equals 10 kpc to this source, which appears to be consistent with the range (approximately 8-17 kpc) inferred from its apparent coincidence with the supernova remnant G10.0-0.3.
Fatuzzo Marco
Melia Fulvio
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