Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-05-25
in "The Magnetized Interstellar Medium", eds. B. Uyaniker, W. Reich & R. Wielebinski, Copernicus GmbH, Katlenburg-Lindau, 2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 4 figures, in "The Magnetized Interstellar Medium", 8-12 September 2003, Antalya, Turkey
Scientific paper
We have studied the radial distribution and luminosity function of normal pulsars in the Galaxy, on the basis of the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue where the distances are calculated according to the new electron density model NE2001. We show that the maximum of galactocentric distribution of pulsars located near 3.5 kpc and the scale-length of this distribution is nearly 4 kpc. The surface density of pulsars near the Galactic center (GC) is equal or slightly higher than that in the solar neighborhood. The local density and birth-rate of pulsars is 1.5 and 4 times higher than previous estimates, correspondingly before and after beaming corrections. The dependence of these results on the NE2001 model and recommendations for further improvement of the electron density distribution are discussed. We derived the luminosity function of pulsars at frequencies near 1400 MHz. In the limited band of luminosities, the luminosity function has a slope near -1, but a new luminosity function may be better fitted by a Log-Normal distribution.
Kucuk Ibrah&Idot
Yusifov I.
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