Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-06-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
25 pages in ``emulateapj'' style; submitted to ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/340494
(abridged) Observations of very high speeds among pulsars in the Galactic disk present a puzzle regarding neutron stars in globular clusters. The inferred characteristic speed of single pulsars in the Galaxy is $\sim 5-10$ times as large as the central escape speed from the most massive globular clusters. It is then reasonable to ask why any pulsars are seen in globular clusters, whereas, in fact, quite a large number have been detected and as many as $\sim 1000$ are thought to be present in some of the richest clusters. We use a Monte Carlo approach to generate a population of massive primordial binaries. If we utilize the convention assumptions regarding mass transfer and neutron star kicks, we find that < 5% of the neutron stars initially formed in a massive cluster can be retained. We suggest that this fraction is too low to account for what is observed, and we speculate on possible alternative solutions to the retention problem.
Pfahl Eric
Podsiadlowski Philipp
Rappaport Saul
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