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Hidden slow pulsars in binariesThe recent discovery of the binary containing the slow pulsar PSR 1718-19 orbiting around a low-mass companion star adds new light on the characteristics of binary pulsars. The properties of the radio eclipses of PSR 1718-19 are the most striking observational characteristics of this system. The surface of the companion star produces a mass outflow which leaves only a small 'window' in orbital phase for the detection of PSR 1718-19 around 400 MHz. At this observing frequency, PSR 1718-19 is clearly observable only for about 1 hr out of the total 6.2 hr orbital period. The aim of this Letter is twofold: (1) to model the hydrodynamical behavior of the eclipsing material from the companion star of PSR 1718-19 and (2) to argue that a population of binary slow pulsars might have escaped detection in pulsar surveys carried out at 400 MHz. The possible existence of a population of partially or totally hidden slow pulsars in binaries will have a strong impact on current theories of binary evolution of neutron stars.
Document ID
19930068025
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Tavani, Marco
(Princeton Univ. NJ, United States)
Brookshaw, Leigh
(Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Livermore; California Univ. Davis, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
August 10, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters
Volume: 413
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
93A52022
Distribution Limits
Public
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