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Global Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Monster Shocks in Neutron Star Magnetospheres
Michael P. Grehan, Bart Ripperda, Andrei M. Beloborodov +2
Waves launched from the neutron star surface or inner magnetosphere propagate through the magnetosphere as small perturbations, but can grow relative to the background magnetic fie…
Magnetized Accretion onto Neutron Stars: from Photon-trapped to Neutrino-cooled Flows
Luciano Combi, Christopher Thompson, Daniel M. Siegel +2
When a neutron star (NS) intercepts gas from a non-degenerate star, e.g., in a tidal disruption event, a common-envelope phase, or the collapsing core of a massive star, photons be…
Stability of a Spherical Accretion Shock with Nuclear Dissociation
Rodrigo Fernández, Christopher Thompson
We examine the stability of a standing shock wave within a spherical accretion flow onto a gravitating star, in the context of core-collapse supernova explosions. Our focus is on t…
Efficient approximations of neutrino physics for three-dimensional simulations of stellar core collapse
M. Liebendoerfer, U. -L. Pen, C. Thompson
Neutrino transport in spherically symmetric models of stellar core collapse and bounce has achieved a technically complete level, rewarded by the agreement among independent groups…
Resonant Cyclotron Scattering in Three Dimensions and the Quiescent Non-thermal X-ray Emission of Magnetars
Rodrigo Fernandez, Christopher Thompson
Although the surface of a magnetar is a source of bright thermal X-rays, its spectrum contains substantial non-thermal components. The X-ray emission is pulsed, with pulsed fractio…
Magnetospheric Eclipses in the Binary Pulsar J0737-3039
Maxim Lyutikov, Christopher Thompson
(Abridged) In the binary radio pulsar system J0737-3039, the faster pulsar A is eclipsed once per orbit. We construct a simple geometric model which successfully reproduces the ecl…