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Pulsar ages

 

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tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Assume tex2html_wrap_inline4586 then tex2html_wrap_inline4588
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   This is the characteristic age
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Only available estimate for most cases
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Typical age is a few millions
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Range from tex2html_wrap_inline4598 years
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Short lived and rare compared to other stars
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Characteristic ages not correct for msps, since tex2html_wrap_inline4604



Jon Bell
Thu Dec 19 15:15:11 GMT 1996