# The Structure and Signals of Neutron Stars, from Birth to Death

Mar 24 – 28, 2014
Europe/Rome timezone

## Radio pulsar emission and crustal field evolution

Mar 27, 2014, 2:30 PM
20m

### Speakers

Prof. Gogi Melikidze (University of Zielona Gora)Prof. Janusz Gil (University of Zielona Gora)Prof. Ulrich Geppert (DLR and University of Zielona Gora)

### Description

Models of pulsar radio emission that are based on an inner accelerating region require the existence of very strong and small scale surface magnetic field structures at or near the canonical polar cap. The aim of this paper is to identify a mechanism that creates such field structures and maintains them over a pulsar's lifetime. The likely physical process that can create the required 'magnetic spots' is the Hall drift occurring in the crust of a neutron star. It is demonstrated, that the Hall drift can produce small scale strong surface magnetic field anomalies (spots) on timescales of $10^4$ years by means of non-linear interaction between poloidal and toroidal components of the subsurface magnetic field. These anomalies are characterized by strengths of about $10^{14}$ G and curvature radii of field lines of about $10^6$ cm, both of which are fundamental for generation of observable radio emission.

### Primary author

Prof. Ulrich Geppert (DLR and University of Zielona Gora)

### Co-authors

Prof. Gogi Melikidze (University of Zielona Gora) Prof. Janusz Gil (University of Zielona Gora)

### Presentation materials

 Florenz_03_2014.pdf Florenz_03_2014.pptx movie_1.mp4 movie_2.mp4 movie_3.mp4