The Magnetar Legacy

by Simone Dall'Osso (INFN Roma)

Monday 12 Dec 2022, 14:00 → 16:00 Europe/Rome

Aula 5 (Dipartimento di Fisica - Ed. E. Fermi)

Magnetars are extraordinary neutron stars (NS). Their X/γ-ray emission, powered by dissipation of ultra-strong magnetic fields (> 1015 G), is a unique probe of NS interior physics.
Millisecond spin at birth is probably key to the formation of magnetars via a powerful dynamo, a scenario supported by recent MHD simulations. Having huge spin and magnetic energies, newborn magnetars can power intense gravitational wave signals and electromagnetic transients, e.g. gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), Super-Luminous Supernovae, Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).
I will present our current understanding of magnetars, new results linking them to GRBs and FRBs, and ongoing research on their multi-messenger signatures.

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