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Figure 1: R-z projection of the initial spatial distribution of NSs. The heavy lines mark the Gould Belt and the closer (<3 kpc) part of the Galactic disk where NSs are assumed to be born. Note the two regions devoid of NS formation, in the Galactic disk with a radius of 100 pc around the Sun, and in the Belt with a radius 150 pc around its center. The 0.6 kpc sphere centered at the Sun is also shown for clarity. |
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Figure 2:
Cooling curves for different NS masses (Kaminker et al. 2002).
Curves from top to bottom correspond to masses
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Figure 3: All-sky Log N-Log S distribution: filled diamonds are the seven RINSs and open circles Geminga, the "three musketeers'', PSR 1929+10 and 3EG J1835+5918. We also show the RBS limit (Schwope et al. 1999). Upper curve: NSs born in the Gould Belt and in the Galactic disk (total birth rate 270 NS Myr-1). Lower curve: disk only (birth rate 250 NS Myr-1). |
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