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The magnetar emission in the IR band: the role of magnetospheric currents

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High-Energy Emission from Pulsars and their Systems

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There is a general consensus about the fact that themagnetar scenario provides a convincing explanation for several of the observed properties of the Anomalous X-ray Pulsars and the Soft Gamma Repeaters. However, the origin of the emission observed at low energies is still an open issue. We present a quantitative model for the emission in the optical/infrared band produced by curvature radiation from magnetospheric charges, and compare results with current magnetars observations.

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  1. Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College of London, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6NT, UK

    Silvia Zane

  2. Dept. of Physics, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 8, 35131, Padova, Italy

    Luciano Nobili & Roberto Turolla

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  1. Inst. Ciències de l'Espai, CSIC Bellaterra, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain

    Diego F. Torres

  2. Inst. Ciències de l'Espai, CSIC Bellaterra, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain

    Nanda Rea

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Zane, S., Nobili, L., Turolla, R. (2011). The magnetar emission in the IR band: the role of magnetospheric currents. In: Torres, D., Rea, N. (eds) High-Energy Emission from Pulsars and their Systems. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17251-9_26

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