Evolution implications of neutron star magnetic fields: inferred from pulsars and cyclotron lines of HMXBs
arXiv:1911.05948 · doi:10.1007/s10509-019-3690-1
Abstract
The evolution of neutron star (NS) magnetic field (B-field) has long been an important topic, which is still not yet settled down. Here, we analyze the NS B-fields inferred by the cyclotron resonance scattering features (CRSFs) for the high mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) and by the magnetic dipole model for the spin-down pulsars. We find that the B-fields of both the 32 NSHMXBs and 28 young pulsars with the supernova remnants follow the log-normal distributions, with the average values of 3.4 * 10^12 G and 4.1 * 10^12 G respectively, which are further verified to come from the same continuous distribution by the statistical tests. These results declaim that the two methods of measuring NS B-fields are reliable for the above two groups of samples. In addition, since the NS-HMXBs have experienced the spin-down phase as the normal pulsars without accretion and then the spin-up phase by accretion, their ages should be about million years (Myrs). Our statistical facts imply that the B-fields of NS-HMXBs have little decayed in their non-accretion spin-down phases of ~ Myrs, as well as in their accretion phases of ~ 0.1Myrs.
arXiv comment8 pages, 2 figures, 4 tables, accepted by Astrophysics and Space Science
References in corpus (62)
- The ATNF Pulsar Catalogue
- The ATNF Pulsar Catalogue
- Binary and Millisecond Pulsars
- Magnetic Fields of Accreting X-Ray Pulsars with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer
- A catalogue of low-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy, LMC, and SMC (Fourth edition)
- Spectral Formation in Accreting X-Ray Pulsars: Bimodal Variation of the Cyclotron Energy with Luminosity
- A Census of High-Energy Observations of Galactic Supernova Remnants
- High-Mass X-ray Binaries in the Milky Way: A closer look with INTEGRAL
- Magnetic Field Evolution in Neutron Star Crusts due to the Hall Effect and Ohmic Decay
- Magnetic Screening in Accreting Neutron Stars
- The mass of the neutron star in Vela X-1 and tidally induced non-radial oscillations in GP Vel
- A model for cyclotron resonance scattering features
- The bottom magnetic field and magnetosphere evolution of neutron star in low mass X-ray binary
- Burial of the polar magnetic field of an accreting neutron star. I. Self-consistent analytic and numerical equilibria
- The Orbit of X Per and Its Neutron Star Companion
- Determination of the mass of the neutron star in SMC X-1, LMC X-4 and Cen X-3 with VLT/UVES
- VLT/UVES spectroscopy of Wray 977, the hypergiant companion to the X-ray pulsar GX301-2
- Discovery of a Third Harmonic Cyclotron Resonance Scattering Feature in the X-ray Spectrum of 4U 0115+63
- BeppoSAX observation of 4U1626-67: Discovery of an absorption cyclotron resonance feature
- Discovery of a Cyclotron Resonant Scattering Feature in the RXTE Spectrum of 4U 0352+309 (X Per)
- A Frequency Glitch in an Accreting Pulsar
- Recent X-ray measurements of the accretion-powered pulsar 4U 1907+09
- Non--linear magnetic field decay in neutron stars -- Theory and observations
- Broadband Observations of the Be/X-ray Binary Pulsar RX J0440.9+4431: Discovery of a Cyclotron Absorption Line
- 4U 0115+63: phase lags and cyclotron resonant scattering
- Discovery of a Cyclotron Resonance Feature in the X-ray Spectrum of GX 304-1 with RXTE and Suzaku during Outbursts Detected by MAXI in 2010
- XTE J1946+274 = GRO J1944+26: An Enigmatic Be/X-ray Binary
- Cyclotron resonance energies at a low X-ray luminosity: A0535+262 observed with Suzaku
- Grain growth across protoplanetary discs: 10-micron silicate feature versus millimetre slope
- Broadband spectroscopy using two Suzaku observation of the HMXB GX 301-2
- NuSTAR Detection Of A Cyclotron Line In The Supergiant Fast X-ray Transient IGR J17544-2619
- Millisecond Pulsars, their Evolution and Applications
- Detection of Cyclotron Resonance Scattering Feature in High Mass X-ray Binary Pulsar SMC X-2
- NuSTAR Discovery of a cyclotron line in KS 1947+300
- The first cyclotron harmonic of 4U 1538-52
- Diamagnetic Screening of the Magnetic Field in Accreting Neutron Stars II -- The effect of Polar Cap Widening
- Screening of the Magnetic Field of Disk Accreting Stars
- BeppoSAX observations of the X-ray pulsar MAXI J1409-619 in low state: discovery of cyclotron resonance features
- Energy-Dependent Harmonic Ratios of the Cyclotron Features of X0331+53 in the 2004-2005 Outburst
- Study of the cyclotron feature in MXB 0656-072
- The Be/X-ray Binary Swift J1626.6-5156 as a Variable Cyclotron Line Source
- Suzaku Observations of Hercules X-1 : Measurements of the Two Cyclotron Harmonics
- Discovery of the orbital period in the supergiant fast X-ray transient IGR J17544-2619
- Pulsar Timing and its Application for Navigation and Gravitational Wave Detection
- Finding a 24-day orbital period for the X-ray binary 1A 1118-616
- NuSTAR Discovery of a Cyclotron Line in the Be/X-ray Binary RX J0520.5-6932 During Outburst
- Discovery of a Cyclotron Resonance Scattering Feature in the X-ray Spectrum of XTE J1946+274
- RXTE observations of the 1A 1118-61 in an outburst, and the discovery of a cyclotron line
- NuSTAR discovery of a cyclotron absorption line in the transient X-ray pulsar 2S 1553-542
- A Comprehensive Spectral Analysis of the X-Ray Pulsar 4U 1907+09 from Two Observations with the Suzaku X-Ray Observatory
- Cyclotron lines: from magnetic field strength estimators to geometry tracers in neutron stars
- NuSTAR observations of the supergiant X-ray pulsar IGR J18027-2016: accretion from the stellar wind and possible cyclotron absorption line
- Recovery of the orbital parameters and pulse evolution of V0332+53 during a huge outburst
- NuSTAR discovery of a cyclotron line in the accreting X-ray pulsar IGR J16393-4643
- Firm Detection of a Cyclotron Resonance Feature with Suzaku in the X-ray Spectrum of GRO J1008-57 during a Giant Outburst in 2012
- Formation of Double Neutron Stars, Millisecond Pulsars and Double Black Holes
- Detection of fundamental and first harmonic cyclotron line in X-ray pulsar Cep X-4
- Discovery of a cyclotron absorption line in the transient X-ray pulsar XTE J1829-098
- The minimum magnetic field of millisecond pulsars calculated according to accretion: application to the X-ray neutron star SAX J1808.4-3658 in a low-mass X-ray binary
- Vela X-1 as seen by RXTE
- Timing and Spectral Study of IGR J19294+1816 with RXTE: Discovery of Cyclotron Feature
- IGRJ18179-1621: An obscured X-ray pulsar discovered by INTEGRAL
Cited by in corpus (3)
- Evolution of Spin Period and Magnetic Field of the Crab Pulsar: Decay of the Braking Index by the Particle Wind Flow Torque
- Statistical tests of young radio pulsars with/without supernova remnants: implying two origins of neutron stars
- Monte-Carlo simulations on possible collimation effects of outflows to fan-beamed emission of ultraluminous accreting X-ray pulsars