On the Mass and Inclination of the PSR J2019+2425 Binary System

Details On the Mass and Inclination of the PSR J2019+2425 Binary System On the Mass and Inclination of the PSR J2019+2425 Binary System

2000-10-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0010489v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted by ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/319079

We report on nine years of timing observations of PSR J2019+2425, a millisecond pulsar in a wide 76.5 day orbit with a white dwarf. We measure a significant change over time of the projected semi-major axis of the orbit, x-dot/x=(1.3+-0.2)x10^-15 s^-1, where x=(a sin i)/c. We attribute this to the proper motion of the binary. This constrains the inclination angle to i<72 degrees, with a median likelihood value of 63 degrees. A similar limit on inclination angle arises from the lack of a detectable Shapiro delay signal. These limits on inclination angle, combined with a model of the evolution of the system, imply that the neutron star mass is at most 1.51 solar masses; the median likelihood value is 1.33 solar masses. In addition to these timing results, we present a polarization profile of this source. Fits of the linear polarization position angle to the rotating vector model indicate the magnetic axis is close to alignment with the rotation axis, alpha<30 degrees.

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