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Associations between pulsars and supernova remnants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

B.M. Gaensler
Affiliation:
Research Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Simon Johnston
Affiliation:
Research Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

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We have performed Monte Carlo simulations of the Galactic supernova (SN), supernova remnant (SNR) and pulsar (PSR) populations, and find that even if every SN forms a fast-spinning pulsar, the number of shell type remnants which are expected to have an associated pulsar is even less than observed. We conclude that most shell SNRs will not have a detectable pulsar associated with them, and that many claimed associations are merely geometric projection.

Type
Part 6 Winds and the ISM
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1996

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