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Modelling time variable and total eclipses of the millisecond pulsar PSR 1744-24AThe 11 ms pulsar PSR 1744-24A in the globular clusters Terzan 5 is the first and only known example of a binary eclipsing pulsar showing time-variable eclipses with irregular and nonsymmetric eclipse patterns. Occasionally, the pulsar eclipse becomes total, and no radio emission is detected for an extended period of time. We present here numerical results of a hydrodynamical model aimed at explaining the remarkable eclipse properties of PSR 1744-24A. We show that the hydrodynamic time scale for the partial or total pulsar enshrouding is of order of the orbital period for a relatively large mass loss rate, in agreement with observations. The time-variable eclipse egress positions imply that the mass loss rate from the companion varies within one orbital period. Hydrodynamic modelling of the mass outflow of PSR 1744-24A is of crucial importance for the understanding of a class of millisecond pulsars whose radio emission might be occasionally or permanently quenched by mass outflows from their companions. The properties of PSR 1744-24A suggest a new way of studying millisecond pulsars involving radio, X-ray, gamma-ray, and optical observations.
Document ID
19940034971
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Tavani, Marco
(Princeton Univ. NJ, United States)
Brookshaw, Leigh
(Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Livermore, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume: 267
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-6361
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
94A11626
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: W-7405-ENG-48
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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