A large age for the pulsar B1757-24 from an upper limit on its proper motion

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6792, 2000, Pages 158-160

  Gaensler, B M ^a   Frail, D A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; DENSITY; DIPOLE; LUMINANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

EID: 0034644267     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35018010     Document Type: Article

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