The effects of strong magnetic fields on neutron-star thermal radiation

2013-02-07

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Bellaterra (C5/020)

Strong magnetic fields (B >> 10^9 G) profoundly affect many thermodynamic and kinetic characteristics of matter in neutron star envelopes, including thermal conductivity tensor in the crust and the equation of state and radiative opacities in the atmosphere, which are major ingredients of the cooling theory and spectral atmosphere models.

As a result, both the thermal luminosity and the spectrum of a neutron star can be modified by the magnetic field. I review these effects, putting emph …