Central compact objects in magnetic lethargy
arXiv:1303.1997 · doi:10.1142/9789814623995_0426
Abstract
Central Compact Objects are peculiar young neutron stars, with very low external magnetic fields combined with high fluxes in the X-ray band and surface temperature anisotropies. However, in their crust the magnetic field can be strong, result of its burial during a short post-supernova hypercritical accretion episode. The implications of this latter scenario for the temperature anisotropy, pulsed fraction and luminosity are discussed.
3 pages, 2 figures, proceedings of the "Thirteenth Marcel Grossman Meeting on General Relativity", held in Stockholm, 1-7 July 2012