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Initial accelerations of pulsars caused by external kicks

Classical Physics 2011-05-03 v2 Astrophysics of Galaxies

Abstract

Using energy conservation we show that if a sudden external force of unknown nature causes a newborn pulsar of mass M=1.4MM=1.4 M_\odot and radius R=10 km to have the acceleration a0a_0 then we can derive the relation a0k1vB02/3,a_0\simeq k^{-1}vB_0^{-2/3}, where vv is the velocity of the pulsar, B0B_0 its initial magnetic field and k1017k\approx 10^{-17}G2/3^{-2/3}s. This relation predicts that a newborn pulsar with v=450v=450 km experienced the acceleration a01013a_0\simeq10^{13}g when B01013B_0\simeq10^{13}G. An external force producing such an acceleration seems not to be physically feasible. This pulsar could have experienced the more realistic acceleration a0109a_0\simeq10^{9}g if B01018B_0\simeq10^{18}G. But this huge magnetic field seems to be unrealistic.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1103.1929,
  title  = {Initial accelerations of pulsars caused by external kicks},
  author = {Ricardo Heras},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.1929},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

See also the related submission arXiv:1104.5060

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