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The origin of the Guitar pulsar
Article first published online: 27 OCT 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2009.00774.x
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Volume 400, Issue 1, pages L99–L102, November 2009
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How to Cite
Tetzlaff, N., Neuhäuser, R. and Hohle, M. M. (2009), The origin of the Guitar pulsar. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 400: L99–L102. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2009.00774.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 11 NOV 2009
- Article first published online: 27 OCT 2009
- Accepted 2009 October 5. Received 2009 October 5; in original form 2009 September 18
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Keywords:
- stars: early-type;
- stars: kinematics;
- pulsars: individual: PSR B2224+65
ABSTRACT
Among a sample of 140 OB associations and clusters, we want to identify probable parent associations for the Guitar pulsar (PSR B2224+65), which would then also constrain its age. For this purpose, we are using an Euler–Cauchy technique, treating the vertical component of the Galactic potential to calculate the trajectories of the pulsar and each association into the past. To include errors, we use Monte Carlo simulations varying the initial parameters within their error intervals. The whole range of possible pulsar radial velocities is taken into account during the simulations.
We find that the Guitar pulsar most probably originated from the Cygnus OB3 association ≈0.8 Myr ago, inferring a current radial velocity of vr≈−30 km s−1, consistent with the inclination of its bow shock.