Proper Motion of Pulsar B1800-21
Abstract
We report high angular resolution, multiepoch radio observations of the young pulsar PSR B1800-21. Using two pairs of data sets, each pair spanning approximately a 10 year period, we calculate the proper motion of the pulsar. We obtain a proper motion of μα=11.6+/-1.8 mas yr-1, μδ=14.8+/-2.3 mas yr-1, which clearly indicates a birth position at the extreme edge of the W30 supernova remnant. Although this does not definitively rule out an association of W30 and PSR B1800-21, it does not support an association.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- November 2006
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0607459
- Bibcode:
- 2006ApJ...652..554B
- Keywords:
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- pulsars: individual (B1800-21);
- supernovae: individual (W30);
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 13 pages, 1 color figure. Replaced with version accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal