Stellar Forensics II: Millisecond Pulsar Binaries

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1997-08-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9708274v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Latex, 14 pages, and 15 postscript figures. Accepted by Monthly Notices

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01233.x

We use the grid of models described in paper~I to analyse those millisecond pulsar binaries whose secondaries have been studied optically. In particular, we find cooling ages for these binary systems that range from $< 1 \rm Gyr$ to $\sim \rm 15 Gyr$. Comparison of cooling ages and characteristic spin down ages allows us to constrain the initial spin periods and spin-up histories for individual systems, showing that at least some millisecond pulsars had sub-Eddington accretion rates and long magnetic field decay times.

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