Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-06-20
Astrophys.J.671:713-726,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
38 pages, 10 figures, accepted in ApJ - new version
Scientific paper
10.1086/521016
We present results of a population synthesis of millisecond pulsars from the Galactic disk. Excluding globular clusters, we model the spatial distribution of millisecond pulsars by assuming their birth in the Galactic disk with a random kick velocity and evolve them to the present within the Galactic potential. We assume that normal and millisecond pulsars are standard candles described with a common radio luminosity model that invokes a new relationship between radio core and cone emission suggested by recent studies. In modeling the radio emission beams, we explore the relativistic effects of time delay, aberration and sweepback of the open field lines. While these effects are essential in understanding pulse profiles, the phase-averaged flux is adequately described without a relativistic model. We use a polar cap acceleration model for the gamma-ray emission. We present the preliminary results of our recent study and the implications for observing millisecond pulsars with GLAST and AGILE.
Gonthier Peter L.
Harding Alice K.
Story Sarah A.
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