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Magnetic energy dissipation and emission from magnetars

26 Mar 2014, 10:20
40m

Speaker

Dr Andrei Beloborodov (Columbia University)

Description

Mechanisms of energy dissipation in magnetars will be discussed, including dissipation inside and outside the neutron star. Different modes of dissipation are responsible for various components of magnetar activity: persistent emission and bursts, thermal and nonthermal X-ray emission, and low-frequency emission.

Primary author

Dr Andrei Beloborodov (Columbia University)

Presentation materials