An anti-glitch in a magnetar

R. F. Archibald, V. M. Kaspi (), C. -Y. Ng, K. N. Gourgouliatos, D. Tsang, P. Scholz, A. P. Beardmore, N. Gehrels and J. A. Kennea
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R. F. Archibald: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
V. M. Kaspi: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
C. -Y. Ng: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
K. N. Gourgouliatos: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
D. Tsang: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
P. Scholz: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
A. P. Beardmore: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
N. Gehrels: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
J. A. Kennea: 525 Davey Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Nature, 2013, vol. 497, issue 7451, 591-593

Abstract: Magnetars sometimes exhibit mysterious ‘glitches’, during which angular momentum is transferred between the star’s outer and inner crusts, and involving a sudden spin-up of the star; here X-ray timing observations reveal a sudden spin-down, or ‘anti-glitch’ in a magnetar.

Date: 2013
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