Publication: Disk-assisted Spin-down of Young Radio Pulsars
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2001
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Menou, Kristen, Rosalba Perna, and Lars Hernquist. 2001. “Disk-Assisted Spin-down of Young Radio Pulsars.” The Astrophysical Journal 554 (1): L63–66. https://doi.org/10.1086/320927.
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We present a model for the spin-down of young radio pulsars in which the neutron star loses rotational energy not only by emitting magnetic dipole radiation but also by torquing a surrounding disk produced by supernova fallback. The braking index predicted in our model is, in general, less than n = 3 (the value for pure magnetic dipole radiation), in agreement with the reported values of n < 3 for five young radio pulsars. With an accuracy of 30% or better, our model reproduces the age, braking index, and third-frequency derivative of the Crab pulsar for a disk mass inflow rate in the range of 3 x 10(16)-10(17) g s(-1).
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