Table information for 'pulsars.main'

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Resource Description: This catalog contains data on the Galactic population of 82 confirmed X-ray pulsars in high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) systems, classified into 18 persistent and 64 transient sources. Key parameters include spin periods, spin evolution (local and global trends), orbital periods, X-ray luminosities, magnetic fields, distances, and detailed companion star characteristics. The data have been compiled through cross-matching with recent HMXB catalogs and databases such as Fortin et al. (2023), Neumann et al. (2023), and Krivonos et al. (2022), supplemented with literature and SIMBAD database analysis. The catalog aims to support studies on stellar evolution, accretion processes, and binary dynamics.

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@MISC{vo:pulsars_main,
  year=2024,
  title={Galactic X-ray Pulsars},
  author={{FAI} {NVO} Team},
  url={https://dachs.fai.kz/tableinfo/pulsars.main},
  howpublished={{VO} resource provided by the {FAI} archives}
}

Columns

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NameTable Head DescriptionUnitUCD
BErr Err. B Error in magnetic field strength in Gauss Gauss stat.error;phys.magfield
BLower B_lower Lower limit of magnetic field strength in Gauss Gauss phys.magfield
BRef Ref. B Reference for magnetic field strength N/A meta.bib.bibcode
Bsign sign_B Sign of magnetic field strength N/A meta.code
BUpper B_upper Upper limit of magnetic field strength in Gauss Gauss phys.magfield
CompBmag comp_B_mag Companion B-band magnitude mag phot.mag;em.opt.b
CompBVRImagRef Ref. comp_BVRI_mag Reference for companion B, V, R, I magnitudes N/A meta.bib.bibcode
CompHmag comp_H_mag Companion H-band magnitude mag phot.mag;em.ir.h
CompImag comp_I_mag Companion I-band magnitude mag phot.mag;em.opt.i
CompJHKmagRef Ref. comp_JHK_mag Reference for companion J, H, K magnitudes N/A meta.bib.bibcode
CompJmag comp_J_mag Companion J-band magnitude mag phot.mag;em.ir.j
CompKmag comp_K_mag Companion K-band magnitude mag phot.mag;em.ir.k
CompName comp_name Name of the companion object N/A meta.id;src
CompNameClass comp_class Classification of the companion object N/A src.class
CompNameRef Ref. comp_name Reference for companion object name N/A meta.bib.bibcode
CompRmag comp_R_mag Companion R-band magnitude mag phot.mag;em.opt.r
CompVmag comp_V_mag Companion V-band magnitude mag phot.mag;em.opt.v
dec Dec The pulsar's ICRS declenation from SIMBAD deg pos.eq.dec;meta.main
DistError Err. dist Error in distance measurement in parsecs pc stat.error;pos.distance
DistLower dist_lower Lower limit of distance in parsecs pc pos.distance;stat.min
DistRef Ref. dist Reference for distance measurement N/A meta.bib.bibcode
Distsign sign_dist Sign of distance measurement N/A meta.code
DistUpper dist_upper Upper limit of distance in parsecs pc pos.distance;stat.max
e_CompBmag Err. comp_B_mag Error in companion B-band magnitude mag stat.error;phot.mag
e_CompHmag Err. comp_H_mag Error in companion H-band magnitude mag stat.error;phot.mag
e_CompImag Err. comp_I_mag Error in companion I-band magnitude mag stat.error;phot.mag
e_CompJmag Err. comp_J_mag Error in companion J-band magnitude mag stat.error;phot.mag
e_CompKmag Err. comp_K_mag Error in companion K-band magnitude mag stat.error;phot.mag
e_CompRmag Err. comp_R_mag Error in companion R-band magnitude mag stat.error;phot.mag
e_CompVmag Err. comp_V_mag Error in companion V-band magnitude mag stat.error;phot.mag
e_ExtBminusV Err. ext_B-V Error in color excess E(B−V) mag stat.error;phot.color
e_PGloSpDown Err. glo_P_s_down Error in global spin-down period s stat.error;time.period
e_PGloSpUp Err. glo_P_s_up Error in global spin-up period s stat.error;time.period
e_PLocSpDown Err. loc_P_s_down Error in local spin-down period s stat.error;time.period
e_PLocSpUp Err. loc_P_s_up Error in local spin-up period s stat.error;time.period
e_Ps Err. P_s Error in spin period s stat.error;time.period.rotation
ExtBminusV ext_B-V Color excess E(B−V) mag phot.color
LXLower L_x_lower Lower limit of X-ray luminosity erg/s phys.luminosity;em.x-ray
LXRange L_x_range Range of X-ray luminosity N/A meta.code
LXRef Ref. L_x Reference for X-ray luminosity N/A meta.bib.bibcode
LXUpper L_x_upper Upper limit of X-ray luminosity erg/s phys.luminosity;em.x-ray
Name Name Name of the object N/A meta.id
Number Number Catalog number of the object N/A meta.id;meta.main
persistent Persistent/Transient Flag indicating the type of pulsar: 1 for persistent pulsars, 0 for transient pulsars N/A meta.code.qual
PGloSpDown glo_P_s_down Global spin-down period s time.period
PGloSpDownStart glo_P_s_down_start Start date of global spin-down period measurement in MJD d time.start;obs
PGloSpDownStop glo_P_s_down_stop End date of global spin-down period measurement in MJD d time.end;obs
PGloSpUp glo_P_s_up Global spin-up period in seconds s time.period
PGloSpUpsign sign_glo_P_s_up Sign of global spin-up period N/A meta.code
PGloSpUpStart glo_P_s_up_start Start date of global spin-up period measurement in MJD d time.start;obs
PGloSpUpStop glo_P_s_up_stop End date of global spin-up period measurement in MJD d time.end;obs
PLocSpDown loc_P_s_down Local spin-down period s time.period
PLocSpDownStart loc_P_s_down_start Start date of local spin-down period measurement in MJD d time.start;obs
PLocSpDownStop loc_P_s_down_stop End date of local spin-down period measurement in MJD d time.end;obs
PLocSpUp loc_P_s_up Local spin-up period s time.period
PLocSpUpsign sign_loc_P_s_up Sign of local spin-up period N/A meta.code
PLocSpUpStart loc_P_s_up_start Start date of local spin-up period measurement in MJD d time.start;obs
PLocSpUpStop loc_P_s_up_stop End date of local spin-up period measurement in MJD d time.end;obs
POrbErr Err. P_orb Error in orbital period d stat.error;time.period
POrbLower P_orb_lower Lower limit of orbital period d time.period
POrbRef Ref. P_orb Reference for orbital period N/A meta.bib.bibcode
POrbsign sign_P_orb Sign of orbital period N/A meta.code
POrbUpper P_orb_upper Upper limit of orbital period d time.period
Ps P_s Spin period of the pulsar s time.period.rotation
PsYr P_s_yr Year of spin period measurement yr time.epoch
r_ExtBminusV Ref. ext_B-V Reference for color excess E(B−V) N/A meta.bib.bibcode
r_PGloSpDown Ref. glo_P_s_down Reference for global spin-down period N/A meta.bib.bibcode
r_PGloSpUp Ref. global Spin up Reference for global spin-up period N/A meta.bib.bibcode
r_PLocSpDown Ref. loc_P_s_down Reference for local spin-down period N/A meta.bib.bibcode
r_PLocSpUp Ref. loc_P_s_up Reference for local spin-up period N/A meta.bib.bibcode
r_Ps Ref. P_S Reference for spin period N/A meta.bib.bibcode
ra RA The pulsar's ICRS right ascension from SIMBAD deg pos.eq.ra;meta.main

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