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Stellar structure of magnetars

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Magnetars are strong magnetized neutron stars which could emit quiescent X-ray, repeating burst of soft gamma ray, and even the giant flares. We investigate the effects of magnetic fields on the structure of isolated magnetars. The stellar structure together with the magnetic field configuration can be obtained at the same time within a self-consistent procedure. The magnetar mass and radius are found to be weakly enhanced by the strong magnetic fields. Unlike other previous investigations, the magnetic field is unable to violate the mass limit of the neutron stars.

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  1. Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    JianMin Dong, Wei Zuo & XinLe Shang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    JianMin Dong, Wei Zuo & XinLe Shang

  3. China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, 102413, China

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Dong, J., Zuo, W., Gu, J. et al. Stellar structure of magnetars. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 59, 642003 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-015-5772-6

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