Observational constraints on the neutron star mass distribution

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dc.creatorFinn, L. S.
dc.date1994-09-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:33:03Z
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dc.descriptionRadio observations of neutron star binary pulsar systems have constrained strongly the masses of eight neutron stars. Assuming neutron star masses are uniformly distributed between lower and upper bounds $m_l$ and $m_u$, the observations determine with 95\% confidence that $1.01 < m_l/\text{M}_\odot < 1.34$ and $1.43 < m_u/\text{M}_\odot < 1.64$. These limits give observational support to neutron star formation scenarios that suggest that masses should fall predominantly in the range $1.3<m/\text{M}_\odot<1.6$, and will also be important in the interpretation of binary inspiral observations by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory.
dc.descriptionPostscript, 4 pages, NU-GR-8
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9409053
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9409053
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.73:1878-1881,1994
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.1878
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/216993
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleObservational constraints on the neutron star mass distribution
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