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Sinking of a magnetically confined mountain on an accreting neutron star

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Wette, Karl; Vigelius, M; Melatos, Andrew

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We perform ideal-magnetohydrodynamic axisymmetric simulations of magnetically confined mountains on an accreting neutron star, with masses ≲0.12 M⊙. We consider two scenarios, in which the mountain sits atop a hard surface or sinks into a soft, fluid

dc.contributor.authorWette, Karl
dc.contributor.authorVigelius, M
dc.contributor.authorMelatos, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:14:21Z
dc.date.available2015-12-08T22:14:21Z
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/30201
dc.description.abstractWe perform ideal-magnetohydrodynamic axisymmetric simulations of magnetically confined mountains on an accreting neutron star, with masses ≲0.12 M⊙. We consider two scenarios, in which the mountain sits atop a hard surface or sinks into a soft, fluid
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.sourceMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
dc.subjectKeywords: Accretion, accretion discs; Pulsars: general; Stars: magnetic fields; Stars: neutron
dc.titleSinking of a magnetically confined mountain on an accreting neutron star
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume402
dc.date.issued2010
local.identifier.absfor020106 - High Energy Astrophysics; Cosmic Rays
local.identifier.ariespublicationf2965xPUB72
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationWette, Karl, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationVigelius, M, University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationMelatos, Andrew, University of Melbourne
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1099
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1110
local.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15937.x
local.identifier.absseo970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T08:32:06Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-77949334042
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