Researchers find possible evidence of toroidal magnetic field surrounding magnetar
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —Space researchers in Japan working at the Suzaku observatory have found possible evidence of the existence of a toroidal magnetic field surrounding the magnetar 4U 0142+61. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the research team describe their observation of inconsistent pulses coming from 4U 0142+61, suggesting the presence of an external magnetic field.