pulsar population overview dunc lorimer (wvu) november 2, 2006 the observed sample
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Pulsar population overview Dunc Lorimer (WVU) November 2, 2006 The observed sample Spin frequencies > 10 Hz - normal pulsars - recycled objects Current/future searches - Arecibo - GBT - SKA. The observed pulsar sample. The observed pulsar sample. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Pulsar population overview
Dunc Lorimer (WVU)
November 2, 2006
The observed sample
Spin frequencies > 10 Hz- normal pulsars- recycled objects
Current/future searches- Arecibo- GBT- SKA
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The observed pulsar sample
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The observed pulsar sample
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The observed pulsar sample
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The observed pulsar sample
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The observed pulsar sample
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The observed pulsar sample
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How complete is the sample?
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Pulsars with f > 10 Hz
• Over 200 currently known– Half of these are in globular clusters– Mostly recycled objects in binary systems– Some young, normal pulsars cf. Crab– Several double neutron star binaries
• 0737-3039A (Burgay et al. 2003)• 1829+2456 (Champion et al. 2004)• 1756-2251 (Faulkner et al. 2004)
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f > 10 Hz: normal pulsars
• Several new PSR-SNR pairs– J0205+6449 in 3C58, P = 65.7 ms(Murray et al. 2002; Camilo et al. 2002)– J1833-1034 in G21.5-0.9, P = 61.8 ms(Camilo et al. 2006)
These are faint radio pulsars at distances of several kpc.
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f > 10 Hz: normal pulsarsLorim
er et al. (2006)
Approximately 2.5% of all normal pulsars have f > 10 Hz
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f > 10 Hz: globular clusters
Record holder isTer5ad with f=716 Hz(Hessels et al 2006)
Population analysis ofnew sample required.
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f > 10 Hz: Galactic disk
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MSP population model
Work in progress using Parkes surveys…
– Current population has 20,000 MSPs– Predict ~900 MSPs with d < 3 kpc
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Current and future surveys
Arecibo - ALFA (1.4 GHz) Green Bank - Pband - 350 MHz
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Current and future surveys
• Arecibo– P-ALFA survey– 35 new PSRsCordes et al. (2006)
• Green Bank– 350 MHz survey – ~dozen new PSRs
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200 new MSPs expected!
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Looking further ahead
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A pulsar survey with SKABy 2020…
~complete sample
>20,000 normal PSRsseveral thousand MSPs
10s of DNS binaries?PSR-BH binary?
Meeting at CfA tomorrowAll are welcome to attend