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| Publication date |
20-03-2013
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| Journal |
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
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IAUS 291: Neutron stars and pulsars: Challenges and opportunities after 80 Years
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| Volume | Issue number |
8 | S291
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| Pages (from-to) |
155-158
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Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
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| Abstract |
I present recent results studying flare emission in magnetars. Strong quasi-periodic oscillations observed in the tail of giant magnetar flares are frequently interpreted as evidence for global seismic oscillations. I demonstrate that such a global oscillation is not directly observable in the lightcurve. New work suggests the amplitude for the strongest QPO stays nearly constant in the rotation phases where it is observed, which I argue suggests it is produced by an additional emission process from the star.
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| Document type |
Article
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| Note |
Proceedings title: Neutron stars and pulsars : challenges and opportunities after 80 years : proceedings of the 291st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Beijing, China, 20-24 August 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Pres
Place of publication: Cambridge
ISBN: 9781107033801
Editors: J. van Leeuwen
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312023460
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