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SUBMITTER: Raynaud R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7069699 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20200313 11
The release of spin-down energy by a magnetar is a promising scenario to power several classes of extreme explosive transients. However, it lacks a firm basis because magnetar formation still represents a theoretical challenge. Using the first three-dimensional simulations of a convective dynamo based on a protoneutron star interior model, we demonstrate that the required dipolar magnetic field can be consistently generated for sufficiently fast rotation rates. The dynamo instability saturates i ...[more]