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We present an analysis of archival Gemini g', r', K and Keck H, K_s imaging of this nearby short period binary (P_B=95.8min) 2.87ms pulsar. The heated companion is clearly detected. Direct pulsar heating provides an acceptable model at the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-08 Paul Draghis , Roger W. Romani

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) represent nearly half of the more than 160 currently known $\gamma$-ray pulsars detected by the Large Area Telescope on the \textit{Fermi} satellite, and a third of all known MSPs are seen in $\gamma$ rays. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-02 L. Guillemot , D. A. Smith , H. Laffon , G. H. Janssen , I. Cognard , G. Theureau , G. Desvignes , E. C. Ferrara , P. S. Ray

We describe the first X-ray observations of binary millisecond pulsars PSRs J0023+0923, J1810+1744, J2215+5135, and J2256-1024. All four are Fermi gamma-ray sources and three are 'black-widow' pulsars, with companions of mass < 0.1 solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Peter Gentile , Maura McLaughlin , Mallory Roberts , Fernando Camilo , Jason Hessels , Matthew Kerr , Scott Ransom , Paul Ray , Ingrid Stairs

Using the 1.3m and 2.4m telescopes of the MDM Observatory, we identified the close companions of two eclipsing millisecond radio pulsars discovered by the Green Bank Telescope in searches of Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope sources, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Miao Li , Jules P. Halpern , John R. Thorstensen

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…

Binary millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are believed to have descended from low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), which have experienced substantial mass transfer and tidal circularization. Therefore, they should have very circular orbits. However,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-24 Qin Han , Xiang-Dong Li

Globular clusters contain a unique pulsar population, with many exotic systems that can form only in their dense stellar environments. The leap in sensitivity of the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) in India, especially at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-09 T. Gautam , A. Ridolfi , P. C. C. Freire , R. S. Wharton , Y. Gupta , S. M. Ransom , L. S. Oswald , M. Kramer , M. E. DeCesar

PSR J$1946+3417$ is a millisecond pulsar (MSP) with a spin period $P\simeq3.17\rm~ms$. Harbored in a binary with an orbital period $P_{\rm b}\simeq27$ days, the MSP is accompanied by a white dwarf (WD). The masses of the MSP and the WD were…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-17 L. Jiang , Na Wang , Wen-Cong Chen , Wei-Min Liu , Chun-wei Leng , Jian-Ping Yuan , Xiang-Li Qian

A spinning neutron star (NS) that is asymmetric with respect to its spin axis can emit continuous gravitational wave (GW) signals. The spin frequencies and their distribution of radio millisecond pulsars (MSPs) and accreting MSPs provide…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-25 Wen-Cong Chen

We report the detection of probable optical counterparts for two Intermediate Mass Binary Pulsar (IMBP) systems, PSR J1528-3146 and PSR J1757-5322. Recent radio pulsar surveys have uncovered a handful of these systems with putative massive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 B. A. Jacoby , D. Chakrabarty , M. H. van Kerkwijk , S. R. Kulkarni , D. L. Kaplan

Accreting magnetic white dwarfs offer an opportunity to understand the interplay between spin-up and spin-down torques in binary systems. Monitoring of the white dwarf spin may reveal whether the white dwarf spin is currently in a state of…

The population of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) has been expanded considerably in the last decade. Not only is their number increasing, but also various classes of them have been revealed. Among different classes of MSPs, the behaviour of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-17 C. Y. Hui , K. L. Li

Context: Only two planetary systems around old ms-pulsars are currently known. Young radio pulsars and radio-quiet neutron stars cannot be covered by the usually-applied radio pulse timing technique. However, finding substellar companions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 B. Posselt , R. Neuhäuser , F. Haberl

We searched for radio pulsars in 25 of the non-variable, unassociated sources in the Fermi LAT Bright Source List with the Green Bank Telescope at 820 MHz. We report the discovery of three radio and gamma-ray millisecond pulsars (MSPs) from…

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in binary systems are precise laboratories for tests of gravity and the physics of dense matter. Their orbits can show relativistic effects that provide a measurement of the neutron star mass and the pulsars are…

We present the discovery and timing results of four pulsars discovered in a pilot survey at intermediate Galactic latitudes with the Five-hundred Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST). Among these pulsars, two belong to the category of…

We report the discovery of a 2.11 ms binary millisecond pulsar during a targeted search of the redback optical candidate coincident with the $\gamma$-ray source 3FGL J0212.5+5320 using the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) with the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-02 Karen I. Perez , Slavko Bogdanov , Jules P. Halpern , Vishal Gajjar

With unparalleled rotational stability, millisecond pulsars (MSPs) serve as ideal laboratories for numerous astrophysical studies, many of which require precise knowledge of the distance and/or velocity of the MSP. Here, we present the…

We present five recycled pulsars discovered during a 21-cm survey of approximately 4,150 deg^2 between 15 deg and 30 deg from the galactic plane using the Parkes radio telescope. One new pulsar, PSR J1528-3146, has a 61 ms spin period and a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 B. A. Jacoby , M. Bailes , S. M. Ord , H. S. Knight , A. W. Hotan

We report the discovery and timing results for five millisecond pulsars (MSPs) from the Arecibo PALFA survey: PSRs J1906+0055, J1914+0659, J1933+1726, J1938+2516, and J1957+2516. Timing observations of the 5 pulsars were conducted with the…