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2003ApJ...592L..75M - Astrophys. J., 592, L75-L78 (2003/August-1)

Isolated magnetar spin-down, soft X-ray emission, and RX J1856.5-3754.

MORI K. and RUDERMAN M.A.

Abstract (from CDS):

When an isolated magnetar with magnetic dipole field B∼1015 G moves at high velocity (v>107 cm/s) through the interstellar medium, its transition into propeller effect-driven spin-down may occur in less than 106 yr. We propose that the nearby neutron star RX J1856.5-3754 is such a magnetar and has spun down by the propeller effect to a period greater than 104 s within ∼5x105 yr. This magnetar scenario is consistent with observed thermal X-ray emission properties and the absence of detectable spin modulations of them. Detection of other rapidly moving long-period (>100 s) magnetars with known ages would strongly constrain the very great variety of predicted propeller effect torque magnitudes.

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Journal keyword(s): Stars: Individual: Alphanumeric: RX J1856.5-3754 - Stars: Neutron - X-Rays: Stars

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