Proper motion of pulsar B1800-21

W. F. Brisken, M. Carrillo-Barragán, S. Kurtz, J. P. Finley

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Abstract

We report high angular resolution, multiepoch radio observations of the young pulsar PSR B1800-21. Using two pairs of data sets, each pair spanning approximately a 10 year period, we calculate the proper motion of the pulsar. We obtain a proper motion of μα = 11.6 ± 1.8 mas yr-1, = 14.8 ± 2.3 mas yr-1, which clearly indicates a birth position at the extreme edge of the W30 supernova remnant. Although this does not definitively rule out an association of W30 and PSR B1800-21, it does not support an association.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)554-558
Number of pages5
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume652
Issue number1 I
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 20 2006

Keywords

  • Pulsars: individual (B1800-21)
  • Supemovae: individual (W30)

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