Radio pulsar sub-populations (II): The mysterious RRATs

Title

Radio pulsar sub-populations (II): The mysterious RRATs

Creator

ABHISHEK; Malusare N.; Tanushree N.; Hegde G.; Konar S.

Description

Several conjectures have been put forward to explain rotating radio transients (RRATs), the newest subclass of neutron stars, and their connections to other radio pulsars. This work discusses these conjectures in the context of the characteristic properties of the RRAT population. Contrary to expectations, it is seen that: (a) the RRAT population is statistically un-correlated with the nulling pulsars and (b) the RRAT phenomenon is unlikely to be related to old age or death-line proximity. It is perhaps more likely that the special emission property of RRATs is a signature of them being later evolutionary phases of other types of neutron stars which may have resulted in restructuring their magnetic fields. 2022, Indian Academy of Sciences.

Source

Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, Vol-43, No. 2

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Springer

Subject

null; Radio pulsar; RRAT; statistics

Coverage

ABHISHEK, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India; Malusare N., Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India; Tanushree N., Department of Physics & Electronics, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560074, India; Hegde G., Department of Physics & Electronics, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560074, India; Konar S., NCRA-TIFR, Pune, 411007, India

Rights

All Open Access; Green Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 2506335

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-022-09862-3

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