Magnetic fields of radio pulsars

The mechanism of magnetodipole braking of radio pulsars is used to calculate new values of the surface magnetic fields of neutron stars. The angles β between the spin axes and magnetic moments of the neutron stars were estimated for 376 radio pulsars using three different methods. It is shown that s...

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Published in:Astronomy reports 2017-07, Vol.61 (7), p.591-611
Main Authors: Nikitina, E. B., Malov, I. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Axes (reference lines)
Braking
Magnetic fields
Mathematical analysis
Neutron stars
Observations and Techniques
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Pulsars
Radio astronomy
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Summary:The mechanism of magnetodipole braking of radio pulsars is used to calculate new values of the surface magnetic fields of neutron stars. The angles β between the spin axes and magnetic moments of the neutron stars were estimated for 376 radio pulsars using three different methods. It is shown that small inclinations of magnetic axes dominate. The equatorial magnetic fields for the considered sample of pulsars are calculated using the β values obtained. As a rule, these magnetic fields are a factor of a few higher than the corresponding values in known catalogs.
ISSN:1063-7729
1562-6881
DOI:10.1134/S1063772917070058