Classification of pulsars into bimodal kick modes shows low-B objects overabundant in the low-velocity mode, with no high-velocity examples below 10^11 G.
The observational evidence pertinent to possible kick mechanisms in neutron stars
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We examine available observations on pulsars for evidence pertaining to mechanisms proposed to explain the origin of their velocities. We find that mechanisms predicting a correlation between the rotation axis and the pulsar velocity are ruled out. Also, that there is no significant correlation between pulsar magnetic field strengths and velocities. With respect to recent suggestions postulating asymmetric impulses at birth being solely responsible for both the spins and velocities of pulsars, single impulses of any duration and multiple extended duration impulses appear ruled out.
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Kick bimodality of neutron stars and mode dependence of their parameters
Classification of pulsars into bimodal kick modes shows low-B objects overabundant in the low-velocity mode, with no high-velocity examples below 10^11 G.