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The spin evolution of young pulsars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2013

Cristóbal M. Espinoza
Cristóbal M. Espinoza*
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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The current understanding of the spin evolution of young pulsars is reviewed through a compilation of braking index measurements. An immediate conclusion is that the spin evolution of all pulsars with a measured braking index is not purely caused by a constant magnetic dipole. The case of PSR J1734-3333 and its upward movement towards the magnetars is used as a guide to try to understand why pulsars evolve with n < 3. Evolution between different pulsar families, driven by the emergence of a hidden internal magnetic field, appears as one possible picture.

Keywords

pulsars: generalpulsars: individual (PSR J1734–3333)stars: neutron
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S291: Neutron Stars and Pulsars: Challenges and Opportunities after 80 years , August 2012 , pp. 195 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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