arXiv:hep-ph/0502150·v1·High Energy Physics — Phenomenology
Pulsar Kicks from Majoron Emission
Y. Farzan🇮🇷 · G. Gelmini🇺🇸 · A. Kusenko🇺🇸
Abstract
We show that Majoron emission from a hot nascent neutron star can be anisotropic in the presence of a strong magnetic field. If Majorons carry a non-negligible fraction of the supernova energy, the resulting recoil velocity of a neutron star can explain the observed velocities of pulsars.
Comments: 4 pages, no figures