Kinematic constraints on the ages and kick velocities of Galactic neutron star binaries
Kinematic constraints on the ages and kick velocities of Galactic neutron star binaries
The systems creating binary neutron stars (BNSs) experience systemic kicks when one of the components goes supernova. The combined magnitude of these kicks is still a topic of debate, and has implications for the eventual location of the transient resulting from the merger of the binary. For example, the offsets …