Two types of glitches in a solid quark star model
arXiv:1404.2793 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1370
Abstract
Glitch (sudden spinup) is a common phenomenon in pulsar observations. However, the physical mechanism of glitch is still a matter of debate because it depends on the puzzle of pulsar's inner structure, i.e., the equation of state of dense matter. Some pulsars (e.g., Vela-like) show large glitches (Δν/ν~10^-6) but release negligible energy, whereas the large glitches of AXPs/SGRs (anomalous X-ray pulsars/soft gamma repeaters) are usually (but not always) accompanied with detectable energy releases manifesting as X-ray bursts or outbursts. We try to understand this aspect of glitches in a starquake model of solid quark stars. There are actually two kinds of glitches in this scenario: bulk-invariable (Type I) and bulk-variable (Type II) ones. The total stellar volume changes (and then energy releases) significantly for the latter but not for the former. Therefore, glitches accompanied with X-ray bursts (e.g., that of AXP/SGRs) could originate from Type II starquakes induced probably by accretion, while the others without evident energy release (e.g., that of Vela pulsar) would be the result of Type I starquakes due to, simply, a change of stellar ellipticity.
6 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
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