Can pulsars exist without companions?

[CMDR Karrde Sun]

Just watched this over lunch:

[video=youtube;17UIzNou_8s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17UIzNou_8s[/video]

In elite, the majority ive seen are by themselves. At the very least, they are missing an accretion disk (and logically the source of it).

Apologies if im late to the party for this.

 

[Majic-12]

The feature which characterizes a pulsar is sweeping of its electromagnetic "jets".

Pulsars have been discovered with and without companions -- though the absence of a detected companion may not be conclusive proof that there isn't one.

Given the theoretical mechanics of pulsars, however, I think the short answer is most likely "yes".

 

[CMDR Karrde Sun]

The feature which characterizes a pulsar is sweeping of its electromagnetic "jets".

Pulsars have been discovered with and without companions -- though the absence of a detected companion may not be conclusive proof that there isn't one.

Given the theoretical mechanics of pulsars, however, I think the short answer is most likely "yes".

The jets only come from matter thats falling into it? That's what the above video suggests anyway. Its simply a neutron star sitting by itself without matter to light it up. Having said, in theory it doesn't have to be a companion star as matter is matter, but that's as far as im going to extrapolate as i'm not qualified in this.

 

[Majic-12]

The jets only come from matter thats falling into it? That's what the above video suggests anyway. Its simply a neutron star sitting by itself without matter to light it up. Having said, in theory it doesn't have to be a companion star as matter is matter, but that's as far as im going to extrapolate as i'm not qualified in this.

Accretion-powered pulsars are one of three theoretical categories of pulsars. Rotation and magnetism are also potential power sources.

Of course, all this is speculative and assumes, among other things, that our astronomical observations aren't merely illusions foisted upon us by the Earth Coincidence Control Office.

 

[CMDR Karrde Sun]

Accretion-powered pulsars are one of three theoretical categories of pulsars. Rotation and magnetism are also potential power sources.

Of course, all this is speculative and assumes, among other things, that our astronomical observations aren't merely illusions foisted upon us by the Earth Coincidence Control Office.

Thanks again for the info. Its still easy to rationale that the light streams we see in game would be produced by an accretion disk however.. and we don't see them!

 

[Majic-12]

Thanks again for the info. Its still easy to rationale that the light streams we see in game would be produced by an accretion disk however.. and we don't see them!

Well it certainly wouldn't hurt to have some.

 

[JesusRocks1988]

The one thing I am disappointed with in regards to neutron stars is that we don't have any in the game that are spinning 90 degrees to their poles, so we don't have any that would give the lighthouse effect when viewed from Sol.