Interlinking internal and external magnetic fields of relativistically rotating neutron stars

Abstract

This work presents a global solution for the internal and the external field of an axisymmetric rotating neutron star. It is shown that the twist of the internal field affects the external field, by increasing the number of open field lines and eventually the spin-down rate of the star. This effect is far more drastic if the toroidal field, and consequently the poloidal current flowing within the star, is allowed to populate the closed field lines of the magnetosphere, rather than if it remains confined in the star. We further remark that the internal field structure depends on the presence of a twisted magnetosphere: if the twist current is not allowed to flow in the magnetosphere it only occupied a narrow toroid at the interior of the star, whereas if the twist currents are allowed to flow in the magnetosphere the internal toroidal field may occupy a significant volume of the stellar interior. Strong magnetospheric currents may also impact the emission mechanisms, and lead to fluctuations in magnetar spin-down rates, moding and nulling of pulsars, a correlation between angular shear and twist, and the general morphology of the pulsar magnetic field leading to various observational manifestations. The magnetospheric toroidal fields may possibly dissipate, thus the system may switch from global twist to internal twist and consequently exhibit transient behavior.

arXiv comment11 pages, 11 figures

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