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AN examination of the kinematical properties of binary OB stars, binary X-ray sources and pulsars suggests an evolutionary sequence linking an apparent low-velocity class of pulsars to the binary nature of their extreme Population I progenitors.
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HELFAND, D., TADEMARU, E. Tugboat model for OB binaries, X-ray stars and pulsars. Nature 267, 130–131 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/267130a0
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