Giant glitches and pinned vorticity in the vela and other pulsars

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/183652· OSTI ID:5626219

Alpar, M A; Anderson, P W; Pines, D; Shaham, J

We call attention to a number of hitherto unexamined regularities in the Vela pulsar timing data and show how these find a natural explanation in a theory of giant glitches in the Vela and other pulsars as the dynamic consequence of catastrophic unpinning events in the pinned crustal neutron superfluid, with postglich behavior resulting from glitch-induced vortex creep.

• Research Organization: Physics Department, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
• OSTI ID: 5626219
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States) Vol. 249:1; ISSN AJLEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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