Fast-moving pulsars and neutron stars in general may have received a kinetic โkickโ from an asymmetric element in the supernova explosion that formed them. Here, the spin axis of a pulsar is determined to lie along the three-dimensional direction of the pulsarโs motion, providing a challenging constraint on supernova explosion modelling.
- Jumei Yao
- Weiwei Zhu
- Jiguang Lu