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The pulsar velocities and their binary origins (invited review)

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The observed proper-motions are shown to indicate that most pulsars come from binary systems. Due to a remarkable relationship between the speed of a pulsar and that of its progenitor in orbit, it is concluded that these binaries went through a common-envelope phase. This provides independent support to similar conclusions drawn from stellar evolution considerations.

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Radhakrishnan, V., Shukre, C.S. The pulsar velocities and their binary origins (invited review). Astrophys Space Sci 118, 329–336 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651146

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