Neutron Star Birth Rates
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
A crucial test any proposed evolutionary scenario must pass is can the birth rate of the sources we see be sustained by the proposed progenitor population? In this review, I investigate the methods used to determine the birth rates of normal and millisecond radio pulsars and summarise recent results for these two distinct neutron star populations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9911519,
title = {Neutron Star Birth Rates},
author = {D. R. Lorimer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9911519},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
19 pages, 10 figures, 1 table. uses crckabp.sty, to appear in the proceedings of the NATO ASI "The Neutron Star - Black Hole Connection"