Pulsar slowdown rates

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dc.contributor.advisorMichel, F. Curtisen_US
dc.creatorEllison, Donald C.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:14:55Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:14:55Zen_US
dc.date.issued1975en_US
dc.description.abstractA model for the age distribution of pulsars is developed and compared with the observed distribution. This model gives a value of n~4 in the phenomenological slowdown relation, [equation]. A value for the galactic birthrate of visible pulsars is also found and is approximately 6 x 1 to the -16 pc to the -3 yr to the -1. The magnetic field decay time is found to be no smaller than 15 million years and the model is consistent with a constant magnetic field. In addition, observational selection effects are considered in fitting measured values of n and Q to the above slowdown relation. We find n = 4. ± .6 and the distribution of log 1 k appears to be gaussian with a mean of -17. and a width of 1..en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent58 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Sp. Sci. 1975 Ellisonen_US
dc.identifier.citationEllison, Donald C.. "Pulsar slowdown rates." (1975) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103879">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103879</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1505en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103879en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titlePulsar slowdown ratesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentSpace Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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