Inferring Initial Spin Periods for Neutron Stars in Composite Remnant

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2001-04-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104390v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 2 figures, accepted by ApJL

Scientific paper

10.1086/321733

We propose a method to infer the initial spin period of pulsars residing in composite supernova remnants. Such a remnant consists of both a plerionic and a shell type component, corresponding respectively to the pulsar wind nebula driven by the spindown luminosity of the central pulsar, and the blastwave bounding the supernova remnant. Theoretical investigations including hydrodynamical simulations have shown that at late times (~ 1,000 - 10,000 years), a simple scaling law connects the radius of the supernova shell to the radius of the plerion. The energy content of the plerion and the total mechanical energy of the supernova remnant enter into this scaling law. One can use this scaling law to estimate the initial spin period of pulsars residing in composite remnants. We discuss potential pitfalls of this method, including the effect of a small remnant age and of strong radiative losses in the plerion.

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