Speaker
Sergei Popov
(Moscow State University)
Description
We perform population synthesis of near-by (up to a few kpc) young (less
than a few Myrs) neutron stars. We consider objects observable in soft
X-rays due to their thermal surface emission. Observations demonstrate than
about a dozen of young cooling neutron stars are observed int he solar
vicinity. They represent two populations: radio pulsars and so-called
"Magnificent Seven". We study how properties of these sources can be
reproduced in different models of cooling (including different EoS of
neutron stars) and field evolution.
We demonstrate that despite the Log N - Log S distribution can be reproduced
in different models, it is not easy to reproduce the P-Pdot distribution
without fine tuning of the initial magnetic field distribution or selection
effects.
Primary author
Sergei Popov
(Moscow State University)
