Initial spin periods of neutron stars in supernova remnants

Details Initial spin periods of neutron stars in supernova remnants Initial spin periods of neutron stars in supernova remnants

2012-04-03

arxiv.org/abs/1204.0632v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

28 pages, subm. to Ap&SS

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We present estimates of initial spin periods, $P_0$, for radio pulsars associated with supernova remnants. By using the published data on 30 objects, we were able to derive a reliable estimate for the initial spin period, assuming standard magneto-dipole spin-down (braking index n=3), in many cases. Our set of estimates is still not sufficient to infer the exact shape of the initial period distribution. However, we show that a gaussian distribution with mean and deviation $\sim 0.1$ s is consistent with our results, while flat, wide distributions and very narrow ones are disfavored.

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