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On the origin of the march 5, 1979 gamma ray transient: a vibrating neutron star in the large magellanic cloud
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cline, T. L. Ramaty, R. Meszaros, P. Lingenfelter, R. E. Bonazzola, S. Kazanas, D. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | It is proposed that a vibrating neutron star in the Large Magellanic Cloud is the source of the March 5 transient. Neutron star vibrations transport energy rapidly to the surface, heat the atmosphere by wave dissipation, and decay by gravitational radiation reaction. The electromagnetic emission arises from e(+)-e(-) pairs which cool and annihilate in the strong magnetic field of the neutron star. The field also confines the pairs, and this allows the production of the redshifted annihilation feature observed in the data. The redshift implies a gravitational radiation damping time which agrees with the 0.15 second duration of the impulsive phase of the event. Thus, the March 5 transient may be both the first detection of a vibrating neutron star and indirect evidence for gravitational radiation. |
| File Size | 546919 |
| Page Count | 16 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810012477 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3fz2380w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Annihilation Reactions Stellar Magnetic Fields Red Shift Neutron Stars Vibration Electron-positron Pairs Gamma Rays Supernova Remnants Magellanic Clouds Stellar Gravitation Bursts Pair Production Gamma Ray Astronomy Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
