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Neutron star asteroseismology: axial crust oscillations in the Cowling approximation

Neutron star asteroseismology: axial crust oscillations in the Cowling approximation
Neutron star asteroseismology: axial crust oscillations in the Cowling approximation
Recent observations of quasi-periodic oscillations in the aftermath of giant flares in soft gamma-ray repeaters suggest a close coupling between the seismic motion of the crust after a major quake and the modes of oscillations in a magnetar. In this paper, we consider the purely elastic modes of oscillation in the crust of a neutron star in the relativistic Cowling approximation (disregarding any magnetic field). We determine the axial crust modes for a large set of stellar models, using a state-of-the-art crust equation of state and a wide range of core masses and radii. We also devise useful approximate formulae for the mode-frequencies. We show that the relative crust thickness is well described by a function of the compactness of the star and a parameter describing the compressibility of the crust only. Considering the observational data for SGR 1900+14 and SGR 1806?20, we demonstrate how our results can be used to constrain the mass and radius of an oscillating neutron star.
1365-2966
256-268
Samuelsson, Lars
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Andersson, Nils
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Samuelsson, Lars
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Andersson, Nils
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Samuelsson, Lars and Andersson, Nils (2007) Neutron star asteroseismology: axial crust oscillations in the Cowling approximation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 374 (1), 256-268. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11147.x).

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Recent observations of quasi-periodic oscillations in the aftermath of giant flares in soft gamma-ray repeaters suggest a close coupling between the seismic motion of the crust after a major quake and the modes of oscillations in a magnetar. In this paper, we consider the purely elastic modes of oscillation in the crust of a neutron star in the relativistic Cowling approximation (disregarding any magnetic field). We determine the axial crust modes for a large set of stellar models, using a state-of-the-art crust equation of state and a wide range of core masses and radii. We also devise useful approximate formulae for the mode-frequencies. We show that the relative crust thickness is well described by a function of the compactness of the star and a parameter describing the compressibility of the crust only. Considering the observational data for SGR 1900+14 and SGR 1806?20, we demonstrate how our results can be used to constrain the mass and radius of an oscillating neutron star.

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Published date: January 2007

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Local EPrints ID: 48198
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/48198
ISSN: 1365-2966
PURE UUID: 7ba2e5f3-a142-41ec-b88c-3f7204b76ade
ORCID for Nils Andersson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8550-3843

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Date deposited: 04 Sep 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:02

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Author: Lars Samuelsson
Author: Nils Andersson ORCID iD

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