Evolutionary Status of Long-Period Radio Pulsars

We analyze the evolutionary status of recently discovered long-period radio sources PSR J0901-4046, GLEAM-X J1627-52, and GPM J1839-10. We discuss the hypothesis that all three sources are radio pulsars. In the framework of standard scenarios, it is often accepted that the pulsar mechanism is switch...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Afonina, M D, Biryukov, A V, Popov, S B
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 30.10.2023
Subjects
Cylinders
Interstellar matter
Neutron stars
Pulsars
Radio sources (astronomy)
Stellar magnetic fields
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Summary:We analyze the evolutionary status of recently discovered long-period radio sources PSR J0901-4046, GLEAM-X J1627-52, and GPM J1839-10. We discuss the hypothesis that all three sources are radio pulsars. In the framework of standard scenarios, it is often accepted that the pulsar mechanism is switched off when an external matter can penetrate the light cylinder. If the matter is stopped outside the light cylinder then the neutron star is at the ejector stage. We demonstrate that for realistic parameters of the interstellar medium, the 76-second pulsar PSR J0901-4046 might be at this stage. However, sources GLEAM-X J1627-52 and GPM J1839-10 with periods \(\gtrsim 1000\) s can be ejectors only in the case of unrealistically large dipolar fields \(\gtrsim 10^{16}\) G. Also, we show that neutron stars with spin periods \(\sim 100\) s and dipolar magnetic fields \(\lesssim 10^{13}\) G cannot be ejectors in a typical interstellar medium. Thus, we predict that long-period pulsars with standard fields will not be discovered.
ISSN:2331-8422