Prospects for transient gravitational waves at r-mode frequencies associated with pulsar glitches

Santiago Prieto, I., Heng, I. S. , Jones, D. I. and Clark, J. (2012) Prospects for transient gravitational waves at r-mode frequencies associated with pulsar glitches. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 363(1), 012042. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/363/1/012042)

Abstract

t Glitches in pulsars are likely to trigger oscillation modes in the fluid interior of neutron stars. We examined these oscillations specifically at r-mode frequencies. The excited r-modes will emit gravitational waves and can have long damping time scales (minutes - days). We use simple estimates of how much energy the glitch might put into the r-mode and assess the detectability of the emitted gravitational waves with future interferometers.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Heng, Professor Ik Siong and Santiago Prieto, Mr Ricardo
• Authors: Santiago Prieto, I., Heng, I. S., Jones, D. I., and Clark, J.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Research Centre: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy > Institute for Gravitational Research
• Journal Name: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
• ISSN: 1742-6588
• ISSN (Online): 1742-6596
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2012 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series 363(1):012042
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License