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On the Retention of Globular Cluster Neutron Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

G.A. Drukier
G.A. Drukier*
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Rd., Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK

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Although globular clusters are known to contain a population of neutron stars, the recent finding by Lyne and Lorimer (1994) that field neutron stars are formed with a mean “kick” velocity of 450 km s−1 implies that globular clusters would retain very few neutron stars. The number of neutron stars is important when discussing cluster mortality and the formation rate of millisecond pulsars.

Type
Stellar Evolution in Star Clusters
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 174: Dynamical Evolution of Stars Clusters , 1996 , pp. 347 - 348
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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