2010MNRAS.405..564V

Query : 2010MNRAS.405..564V

2010MNRAS.405..564V - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 405, 564-572 (2010/June-2)

Lutz-Kelker bias in pulsar parallax measurements.

VERBIEST J.P.W., LORIMER D.R. and McLAUGHLIN M.A.

Abstract (from CDS):

Lutz and Kelker showed that parallax measurements are systematically overestimated because they do not properly account for the larger volume of space that is sampled at smaller parallax values. We apply their analysis to neutron stars, incorporating the bias introduced by the intrinsic radio luminosity function and a realistic Galactic population model for neutron stars. We estimate the bias for all published neutron star parallax measurements and find that measurements with less than ∼95 per cent certainty are likely to be significantly biased. Through inspection of historic parallax measurements, we confirm the described effects in optical and radio measurements as well as in distance estimates based on interstellar dispersion measures. The potential impact on future tests of relativistic gravity through pulsar timing and on X-ray-based estimates of neutron star radii is briefly discussed.

Abstract Copyright: © 2010 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2010 RAS

Journal keyword(s): stars: distances - pulsars: general

Simbad objects: 60

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Number of rows : 60
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 PSR J0030+0451 Psr 00 30 27.42348 +04 51 39.7144           ~ 596 1
2 PSR B0031-07 Psr 00 34 08.9100 -07 21 56.000           ~ 350 0
3 PSR J0108-1431 Psr 01 08 08.29 -14 31 48.5           ~ 113 0
4 PSR B0136+57 Psr 01 39 19.744 +58 14 31.73     13.41     ~ 163 0
5 PSR B0329+54 Psr 03 32 59.3370698592 +54 34 45.028206408           ~ 690 1
6 PSR B0355+54 Psr 03 58 53.7165 +54 13 13.727           ~ 465 1
7 PSR J0437-47 Psr 04 37 15.7994581776 -47 15 08.544351636           DC 1032 0
8 PSR B0450-18 Psr 04 52 34.11900 -17 59 23.1500           ~ 203 1
9 PSR B0450+55 Psr 04 54 07.709 +55 43 41.51           ~ 174 0
10 PSR J0538+2813 Psr 05 38 25.06 +28 17 11.0           ~ 224 1
11 PSR B0613-02.0 Psr 06 13 43.977070 -02 00 47.34294           ~ 319 1
12 PSR B0628-28 Psr 06 30 49.35000 -28 34 42.1000           ~ 313 1
13 PSR J0633+1746 Psr 06 33 54.153 +17 46 12.91           ~ 1308 0
14 PSR B0656+14 Psr 06 59 48.18800 +14 14 19.2000   24.85 24.90     ~ 943 1
15 PSR J0720-3125 Psr 07 20 24.9620 -31 25 50.083           ~ 12 0
16 PSR J0737-3039A Psr 07 37 51.24669 -30 39 40.6895           ~ 317 1
17 PSR J0737-3039B Psr 07 37 51.24927 -30 39 40.7195           ~ 222 1
18 PSR J0751+1807 Psr 07 51 09.1539 +18 07 38.335           ~ 316 1
19 PSR B0809+74 Psr 08 14 59.500 +74 29 05.70           ~ 425 0
20 PSR B0818-13 Psr 08 20 26.40700 -13 50 56.3200           ~ 229 0
21 PSR B0823+26 Psr 08 26 51.5068 +26 37 21.297           ~ 541 1
22 NAME Vela Pulsar Psr 08 35 20.65525 -45 10 35.1545     15.10     ~ 2446 1
23 PSR B0919+06 Psr 09 22 13.85000 +06 38 19.0000           ~ 329 1
24 PSR B0950+08 Psr 09 53 09.31210 +07 55 36.9000           ~ 806 2
25 PSR J1012+5307 Psr 10 12 33.4345449600 +53 07 02.548542576     19.5     DA 419 1
26 PSR J1022+10 Psr 10 22 57.990 +10 01 52.92           ~ 279 2
27 PSR J1025-07 Psr 10 24 38.6991893112 -07 19 19.045523388     19.81 18.78 18.00 ~ 286 1
28 PSR J1045-45 Psr 10 45 50.179671 -45 09 54.05686           ~ 154 1
29 PSR B1133+16 Psr 11 36 03.09460 +15 51 15.9000           ~ 715 0
30 PSR B1237+25 Psr 12 39 40.386 +24 53 49.87           ~ 497 1
31 PSR B1257+12 Psr 13 00 03.1075 +12 40 55.155           ~ 546 1
32 PSR B1451-68 Psr 14 56 00.0175876848 -68 43 40.034742348           ~ 203 0
33 PSR B1508+55 Psr 15 09 25.674 +55 31 32.90           ~ 322 1
34 PSR B1534+11 Psr 15 37 09.9603 +11 55 55.554           ~ 453 1
35 PSR B1541+09 Psr 15 43 38.82000 +09 29 16.4000           ~ 215 1
36 PSR B1556-44 Psr 15 59 41.5290 -44 38 45.740           ~ 140 0
37 PSR J1600-3053 Psr 16 00 51.902514 -30 53 49.45343           ~ 218 0
38 PSR J1643-1224 Psr 16 43 38.16612 -12 24 58.6334           ~ 260 2
39 PSR J1713+0747 Psr 17 13 49.5367813 +07 47 37.450240           ~ 530 1
40 PSR J1744-1134 Psr 17 44 29.4220844 -11 34 54.801320           ~ 323 1
41 NAME Galactic Center reg 17 45 39.60213 -29 00 22.0000           ~ 16269 0
42 RX J1856.6-3754 Psr 18 56 35.11 -37 54 30.5     25.7     ~ 456 0
43 PSR B1855+09 Psr 18 57 36.390620 +09 43 17.20712           DA 569 1
44 PSR B1857-26 Psr 19 00 47.54200 -26 00 44.8000           ~ 195 1
45 PSR J1909-3744 Psr 19 09 47.42820 -37 44 14.7740           ~ 343 2
46 PSR B1929+10 Psr 19 32 14.0570 +10 59 33.380           ~ 801 0
47 PSR B1933+16 Psr 19 35 47.7011639352 +16 16 40.034899524           ~ 328 1
48 PSR B1937+21.4 Psr 19 39 38.560096 +21 34 59.13552           ~ 1142 0
49 PSR B2016+28 Psr 20 18 03.8999255016 +28 39 54.940329468           ~ 374 0
50 PSR B2020+28 Psr 20 22 37.0671 +28 54 23.104           ~ 330 1
51 PSR B2021+51 Psr 20 22 49.8730 +51 54 50.233           ~ 288 1
52 PSR B2045-16 Psr 20 48 35.74000 -16 16 45.0000           ~ 344 0
53 PSR B2053+36 Psr 20 55 31.3552 +36 30 21.489           ~ 103 0
54 PSR J2124-3358 Psr 21 24 43.834930 -33 58 45.49195           ~ 337 1
55 PSR J2129-5718 Psr 21 29 22.781548 -57 21 14.33356           ~ 122 1
56 PSR J2144-3939 Psr 21 44 12.01000 -39 33 58.4000           ~ 145 0
57 PSR B2145-07.8 Psr 21 45 50.45590 -07 50 18.5900           ~ 336 0
58 PSR B2154+40 Psr 21 57 01.840 +40 17 45.89           ~ 155 0
59 PSR B2310+42 Psr 23 13 08.5976 +42 53 12.987           ~ 147 0
60 NAME Galactic Bulge reg ~ ~           ~ 4794 0

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