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Could Quark Stars Explain Magnetars Strong Magnetic Field?
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Could Quark Stars Explain Magnetars Strong Magnetic Field?
The magnetic field surrounding the mysterious magnetar (NASA)
Magnetars are the violent, exotic cousins of the well known
neutron star. They emit excessive amounts of gamma-rays, X-rays
and possess a powerful magnetic field. Neutron stars also have
very strong magnetic fields (although weak when compared with
magnetars), conserving the magnetic field of the parent star
before it exploded as a supernova. However, the huge magnetic
field strength predicted from observations of magnetars is a
mystery. Where
do magnetars get their strong magnetic fields?According to
new research, the answer could lie in the even more mysterious
quark star… Denis Leahy, from the University of Calgary, Canada, presented a study on magnetars at a January 6th session at this week's AAS meeting in Long Beach, revealing the hypothetical "quark star" could explain what we are seeing. Quark stars are thought to be the next stage up from neutron stars; as gravitational forces overwhelm the structure of the neutron degenerate matter, quark matter (or strange matter) is the result. However, the formation of a quark star may have an important side effect. Colour ferromagnetism in color-flavour locking quark matter (the most dense form of quark matter) could be a viable mechanism for generating immensely powerful magnetic flux as observed in magnetars. Therefore, magnetars may be the consequence of very compressed quark matter. These results were arrived at by computer simulation, how can we observe the effect of a quark star — or the "quark star phase" of a magnetar — in a supernova remnant? According to Leahy, the transition from neutron star to quark star could occur from days to thousands of years after the supernova event, depending on the conditions of the neutron star. And what would we see when this transition occurs? There should be a secondary flash of radiation from the neutron star after the supernova due to liberation of energy as the neutron structure collapses, possibly providing astronomers with an opportunity to "see" a magnetar being "switched on". Leahy also calculates that 1-in-10 supernovae should produce a magnetar remnant, so we have a pretty good chance at spotting the mechanism in action Source: http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/07/could-quark-stars-explain-magnetars-strong-magnetic-field/
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