THE BINARY PULSAR PSR-1908+00 IN NGC-6760

Citation
Wts. Deich et al., THE BINARY PULSAR PSR-1908+00 IN NGC-6760, The Astrophysical journal, 410(2), 1993, pp. 95-98
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ISSN journal
0004637X
Volume
410
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Part
2
Pages
95 - 98
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(1993)410:2<95:TBPPIN>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We present orbital parameters of the 3.6 ms binary pulsar 1908 + 00 in the globular cluster NGC 6760. The orbital period is 3.4 hr, and the mass function is 3 x 10(-6) M., implying a minimum companion mass of 0 .018 Me.. The companion is probably degenerate; and if it is hydrogen, it is close to overflowing its Roche lobe. The only other millisecond binary radio pulsar systems with orbital period <10 hr and mass funct ion below 10(-3) M. are the eclipsing pulsars 1957 + 20 and 1744-24A, and the very low mass binary 0021 - 72J. These pulsars are ablating th eir companions and may be the progenitors of isolated millisecond puls ars. PSR 1908 + 00 shows no evidence for long-duration eclipses as are seen in 1744-24A, but short-duration eclipses as in 1957 + 20 are not excluded.