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MSP Binaries as Astrophysical Laboratories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2018

Zorawar Wadiasingh ,
Alice K. Harding ,
Christo Venter ,
Markus Böttcher  and
Matthew G. Baring
Zorawar Wadiasingh
Affiliation:
Centre For Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Alice K. Harding
Affiliation:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Christo Venter
Affiliation:
Centre For Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Markus Böttcher
Affiliation:
Centre For Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Matthew G. Baring
Affiliation:
Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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Abstract

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Follow-up of unidentified Fermi sources has expanded the number of known galactic-field “black widow” and “redback” millisecond pulsar binaries from four to nearly 30. Several systems observed by Chandra, XMM-Newton, Suzaku, and NuSTAR exhibit double-peaked X-ray orbital modulation. This is attributed to synchrotron emission from electrons accelerated in an intrabinary shock and Doppler boosting by mildly relativistic bulk flow. We briefly discuss the rich complexity of these systems, their astrophysical utility, and open questions.

Keywords

radiation mechanisms: nonthermalpulsars: generalX-rays: binariesshock wavesacceleration of particles
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 13 , Symposium S337: Pulsar Astrophysics the Next Fifty Years , September 2017 , pp. 420 - 421
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2018 

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