Pulsar-Driven Jets in Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and the Universe

Table 2

15 M_⊙ DD-formed pulsar processes.

Process	Timespan; 𝑡min<𝑡<𝑡max
Bi-lobed to spheroidal CE	~−2,000? years
Chandrasekhar-mass WD formed	~−2? seconds
DD core-collapse to 2 ms pulsar	~−0.5<𝑡<0.5? s
Gamma-ray burst (ℓGRB)	~0.5<𝑡<  ~100? s
Pulsed GRB afterglow	~0.5s<𝑡<1 day
Ejection spindown phase, 𝜃𝑉≪1	0<𝑡<2 years
Transition to 𝜃𝑉∼1	2<𝑡<4 years
GR-dominated spindown	3<𝑡<100? years
Broadly beamed pulsations	4<𝑡<10 years
Plasma depleted	10<𝑡<∞ years
Cas A-type thermal X-ray source	10<𝑡<400 years
Magnetic dipole-dominated spindown	100<𝑡<∞ years