... old

In standards of high energy astronomy rotation-powered pulsars are called young, middle aged, and old if their spin-down age is of the order of few times 10³-10⁴ yrs, 10⁵-10⁶ yrs, and $\ge$10⁶ yrs, respectively. This classification is diffuse, though, with a smooth transition in between the different groups.

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