Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1779699 | New Astronomy | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An explanation of the recently discovered 7 s pulsations from the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5-3754 is presented. It is assumed that the real spin period of this source is ≈1 s, whereas the observed spin-modulation is caused by the presence of a nearly transverse, very low frequency drift waves in the pulsar magnetosphere. It is supposed that the period of the drift wave is equal to a recently observed one. The simulated lightcurve is plotted, the angular parameters are defined and the value of the pulsed fraction of only ∼1.2% is explained.
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Authors
N. Chkheidze, D. Lomiashvili,