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We study the process of dynamical capture of a millisecond pulsar (MSP) by a single or binary IMBH, simulating various types of single-binary and binary-binary encounters. It is found that [IMBH,MSP] binaries form over cosmic time in a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 B. Devecchi , M. Colpi , M. Mapelli , A. Possenti

The recycling model suggested that low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) could evolve into binary millisecond pulsars (BMSPs). In this work, we attempt to investigate the progenitor properties of BMSPs formed by the recycling evolutionary…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 Wei-Min Liu , Wen-Cong Chen

The number of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) observed in Milky Way globular clusters has increased explosively in recent years, but the underlying population is still uncertain due to observational biases. We use state-of-the-art $N$-body…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-07 Claire S. Ye , Giacomo Fragione

Milli-second pulsars (MSPs) are rapidly spinning neutron stars, with spin periods P_s <= 10 ms, which have been most likely spun up after a phase of matter accretion from a companion star. In this work we present the results of the search…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-30 V. Testa , R. P. Mignani , C. Pallanca , A. Corongiu , F. R. Ferraro

The most frequently seen binary companions to millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are helium white dwarfs (He WDs). The standard rejuvenation mechanism, in which a low- to intermediate-mass companion to a neutron star fills its Roche lobe between…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-04 Sarah L. Smedley , Christopher A. Tout , Lilia Ferrario , Dayal T. Wickramasinghe

Globular clusters (GCs) are the ideal environment for the formation of neutron stars (NSs) and millisecond pulsars (MSPs). NSs origin and evolution provide a useful information on stellar dynamics and evolution in star clusters, and are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-29 Giacomo Fragione , Václav Pavlík , Sambaran Banerjee

We have carried out numerical evolutionary calculations of binary systems to investigate the formation of binary millisecond pulsars (pulsars with white dwarf companions). We apply the ``standard scenario'' in which the binary pulsars are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 W. Sutantyo , X. -D. Li

Early B-type main-sequence (MS) stars (M$_1$ = 5-16 M$_{\odot}$) with closely orbiting low-mass stellar companions (q = M$_2$/M$_1$ < 0.25) can evolve to produce Type Ia supernovae, low-mass X-ray binaries, and millisecond pulsars. However,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Maxwell Moe , Rosanne Di Stefano

In this paper, the second of a series, we study the stellar dynamical and evolutionary processes leading to the formation of compact binaries containing neutron stars (NSs) in dense globular clusters (GCs). For this study, 70 dense clusters…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 N. Ivanova , C. Heinke , F. A. Rasio , K. Belczynski , J. Fregeau

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are thought to born in low-mass X-ray binaries when the neutron star has gained enough angular momentum from the accreting materials of its companion star. It is generally believed that a radio MSP is born when…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-12-17 P. H. T. Tam , K. L. Li , A. K. H. Kong , J. Takata , G. C. K. Leung , K. S. Cheng , C. Y. Hui

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) orbiting helium white dwarfs (WDs) in eccentric orbits challenge the established binary evolution paradigm that predicts efficient orbital circularization during the mass transfer episode that spins up the pulsar.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 John Antoniadis

A significant fraction of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in globular clusters (GCs) are observed as isolated objects, despite the widely accepted scenario in which MSPs are formed through recycling in compact binary systems. The origin of these…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-25 Raniere de Menezes

Binary millisecond pulsars (MSPs) provide several opportunities for research of fundamental physics. However, finding them can be challenging. Several subdwarf B (sdB) binary systems with possible neutron star companions have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-22 L. C. Oostrum , J. van Leeuwen , Y. Maan , T. Coenen , C. H. Ishwara-Chandra

We present high-precision timing of five millisecond pulsars (MSPs) carried out for more than seven years; four pulsars are in binary systems and one is isolated. We are able to measure the pulsars' proper motions and derive an estimate for…

We report on the optical identification of the companion star to the eclipsing millisecond pulsar PSR J1824-2452H in the galactic globular cluster M28 (NGC 6626). This star is at only 0.2" from the nominal position of the pulsar and it…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 C. Pallanca , E. Dalessandro , F. R. Ferraro , B. Lanzoni , R. T. Rood , A. Possenti , N. D'Amico , P. C. Freire , I. Stairs , S. M. Ransom , S. Begin

We have performed a systematic study of the rotational, orbital and X-ray properties of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in globular clusters (GCs) and compared their nature with those of the MSPs in the Galactic field (GF). We found that GC MSPs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-08 Jongsu Lee , C. Y. Hui , J. Takata , A. K. H. Kong , Pak-Hin Thomas Tam , Kwan-Lok Li , K. S. Cheng

The discovery of a binary comprising a black hole (BH) and a millisecond pulsar (MSP) would yield insights into stellar evolution and facilitate exquisitely sensitive tests of general relativity. Globular clusters (GCs) are known to harbor…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 Drew Clausen , Steinn Sigurdsson , David F. Chernoff

We present a systematic study of the evolution of low- and intermediate-mass X-ray binaries (L/IMXBs) consisting of a $1.4\,M_{\odot}$ neutron star (NS) and a donor star of mass $1-8\,M_{\odot}$. Using grids of detailed MESA simulations, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-09 Yu-Dong Nie , Yong Shao , Jian-Guo He , Ze-Lin Wei , Shi-Jie Gao , Xiao-Jie Xu , Xiang-Dong Li

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are abundant in globular clusters (GCs), which offer favorable environments for their creation. While the advent of recent, powerful facilities led to a rapid increase in MSP discoveries in GCs through pulsation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-27 Joanna Berteaud , Christopher Eckner , Francesca Calore , Maïca Clavel , Daryl Haggard

We have performed detailed numerical calculations of the non-conservative evolution of close X-ray binary systems with intermediate-mass (2.0-6.0 M_sun) donor stars and a 1.3 M_sun accreting neutron star. We calculated the thermal response…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 T. M. Tauris , E. P. J. van den Heuvel , G. J. Savonije