Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9861039 Physics Letters B 2005 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
We show that majoron emission from a hot nascent neutron star can be anisotropic in the presence of a strong magnetic field. If majorons carry a non-negligible fraction of the supernova energy, the resulting recoil velocity of a neutron star can explain the observed velocities of pulsars.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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