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Article Dans Une Revue The Astrophysical journal letters Année : 2015

The Binary Companion of Young, Relativistic Pulsar J1906+0746

J. M. Weisberg
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PSR J1906+0746 is a young pulsar in the relativistic binary with the second-shortest known orbital period, of 3.98 hours. We here present a timing study based on five years of observations, conducted with the 5 largest radio telescopes in the world, aimed at determining the companion nature. Through the measurement of three post-Keplerian orbital parameters we find the pulsar mass to be 1.291(11) M_sol, and the companion mass 1.322(11) M_sol respectively. These masses fit well in the observed collection of double neutron stars, but are also compatible with other white dwarfs around young pulsars such as J1906+0746. Neither radio pulsations nor dispersion-inducing outflows that could have further established the companion nature were detected. We derive an HI-absorption distance, which indicates that an optical confirmation of a white dwarf companion is very challenging. The pulsar is fading fast due to geodetic precession, limiting future timing improvements. We conclude that young pulsar J1906+0746 is likely part of a double neutron star, or is otherwise orbited by an older white dwarf, in an exotic system formed through two stages of mass transfer.
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insu-01256048 , version 1 (09-06-2016)

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Joeri van Leeuwen, Laura Kasian, Ingrid H. Stairs, D. R. Lorimer, F. Camilo, et al.. The Binary Companion of Young, Relativistic Pulsar J1906+0746. The Astrophysical journal letters, 2015, 798 (118), pp.15. ⟨10.1088/0004-637X/798/2/118⟩. ⟨insu-01256048⟩
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